Entered  according  to  Aot  of  Congress,  in  the  year 
1876,  by 


INGERSOLL  PAINT  WORKS, 

162  South  *  41,  43,  46  &  47  Dover  Sts.,  New  York. 


Near  East  River  Bridge. 


in  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 


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TO  THE  PUBLIC. 

We  are  happy  to  state  that  our  determination  to  manu¬ 
facture  a  perfectly  pure  article  of  Paint,  in  this  age  of 
Benzine,  Ready  Mixed  Paints  and  adulterations  in  Leads, 
Zincs,  Oils  and  colors  has  resulted  in  a  large  and  constantly 
increasing  business.  We  felt  satisfied  from  the  first  that 
if  a  paint  could  be  produced  ready  mixed,  of  any  desired 
color,  without  any  trouble  or  expense  in  purchasing  the  dif¬ 
ferent  ingredients,  and  with  the  extraordinary  advantages 
this  paint  possessed,  and,  in  addition,  at  a  price  less  than 
the  cost  of  materials  for  mixing  ordinary  paint,  certainly 
its  use  would  be  limited  in  extent  only  by  the  knowledge 
of  its  existence. 

To  farmers,  steamboat  and  vessel  owners,  and  all  others 
who  employ  men  who  of  necessity  must  have  idle  hours, 
these  paints  will  be  found  peculiarly  valuable.  It  is 
not  even  every  ordinary  painter  that  has  the  ability  to  pro¬ 
duce  uniform  and  delicate  shades.;  while  for  an  unprofes¬ 
sional  to  undertake  the  difficult  task,  would  only  result  in 
the  waste  of  material,  or  perhaps  in  disfiguring  an  other¬ 
wise  artistic  house.  It  is  therefore  a  great  saving  of  time 
and  money  to  order  direct  from  a  sample  card  the  exact 
tint  or  tone  required,  and  have  it  come  to  hand  ready  to  be 
applied  without  any  further  labor  or  trouble.  This  Paint 
works  easier  thau  even  ordinary  Paint,  while  all  othej 
Ready  Mixed  Paints  cost  about  twice  the  'abor;  hence 
Painters  do  not  desire  to  apply  them. 

We  therefore  confidently  recommend  it  to  all  onr  custom¬ 
ers.  Those  using  it  will  find  their  usual  paint  bills  much 
reduced  not  only  in  the  first  cost  of  the  Paint,  but  by  reason 
of  its  great  durability.  We  request  a  careful  reading  of  thta 
pamphlet,  and  promise  it  will  result  in  giving  much  intel 
eating  and  valuable  information  on  a  subject  of  which  rea.  _ 
so  little  is  known,  i.  e.,  Paint  and  Painting. 


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FORM  OF  ORDER. 

INGERSOLL  PAINT  WORKS, 

162  Soutn.  St.,  and  41,  45,  45  &  47  Dover  SI.,  New  York. 

Enclosed  find . draft  on  New  York  for . dollars. 

Post  office  order  for  —  —  .  “ 

Or,  we  have  sent  by  registered  letter  .  “ 

for  which  please  send  us — 

10  gallons  White  (outside). 

16  “  “  (inside). 

15  “  No.  93 

10  “  “  65 

Mark :  John  Doe  (name). 

Rawley  (town). 

Utica  (county). 

Illinois  (State). 

If  manner  of  shipping  is  left  to  U9,  we  will  use  all  care 
and  diligence  in  shipping  by  the  quickest  and  cheapest 
route.  Please  he  particular  and  give  correctly  your  post- 
office  address,  naming  county  and  State — also  name  of 
depot  to  which  you  wish  the  goods  sent. 

Bo  careful  to  state  if  the  Whito  Paint  is  intended  for 
outride  or  Inside  work. 


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THE  INGERSOLL 

HLeabg  $Jtk,eb  Ipaints, 

Discovered  18&.2,  and  in  co/islanl  use  since  then, 
being  the  oldest  Heady  Mixed  'Paint  extant. 


The  Chinese  and  Japanese  excel  Europe  and  America  in 
the  art  of  house-painting,  in  beauty  and  durability ;  why  ? 
because  they  have  derived  their  knowledge  simply  from 
the  chemistry  of  nature;  and  all  who  imitate  “Nature” 
and  study  her  works  critically,  synthetically,  and  analyti¬ 
cally,  will,  in  this  age  of  science,  be  surely  successful,  and 
be  highly  rewarded  for  so  doing. 

Both  mineral  and  metallic  paints  and  pigments  contain 
within  themselves  the  elements  of  their  own  decomposition 
and  destruction.  What  are  these  destructive  elements? 

1st.  White  lead  has  a  metallic  base ;  it  is  a  carbonate  of 
common  lead,  and  contains  carbonic  acid,  which  is  one  of 
the  most  destructive  gases  in  nature  to  mixed  paints  and 
oils. 

2d.  Zinc  is  an  oxyd.  It  has  a  metallic  base  and  contains 
oxygen  gas,  which  is  a  life  principle  iu  nature,  but  is  very 
destructive  to  oils  and  oily  compounds  of  paints.  An  ex¬ 
cess  of  it  decomposes  the  linseed  oil  when  exposed  to  the 
air  and  the  sun’s  light. 

3d.  Most  of  the  mineral  paints  contain  the  sulphate  of 
alumina,  which  also  decomposes  oils. 

4th.  The  sulphate  ot  u^rytes  is  destructive  to  oils,  and  if 
mixed  with  zinc  or  white  lead,  it  has  no  affinity  for  either, 
but  will  cause  a  separation  of  the  whole  mass. 

5th.  Coll  pressed  linseed  oil  contains  more  saccharine 
matter  than  steam  pressed,  in  proportion  to  the  difference 
of  quantity,  and  also  contains  less  water.  The  saccharine 
matter,  therefore,  of  the  hot  pressed,  has  to  be  supplied, 
and  the  water  thre  wn  off  by  heat,  to  make  the  oil  more 
Sorable. 


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6th.  The  ordinary  way  of  mixing  paints,  simply  with  oil, 
turpentine,  and  drier,  is  very  wrong;  and  those  persons 
who  advocate  it,  in  this  age  of  science,  cannot  have  made 
chemistry  a  study,  and  are  not  acquainted  with  Nature’s 
laws  and  her  chemical  manipulation  in  the  mineral,  vegeta¬ 
ble,  and  animal  worlds. 

7th.  We,  ourselves,  after  long  experience  and  scientific 
study,  have  succeeded  in  counteracting  the  difficulties  men¬ 
tioned  in  these  brief  statements,  and  have  now  introduced 
to  the  public,  paints  ready  for  use,  in  all  colors  and  tint6, 
from  white  to  black,  which  are  very  cheap,  exceedingly 
durable — a  perfect  chemical  affinity,  and  free  and  pleasant 
in  the  working.  This  is  the  result  of  practical  experience 
and  scientific  research.  And  now  we  are  perfectly  satisfied 
that  these  paints  will,  on  trial,  tell  their  own  story,  and  will 
stand  securely  and  permanently  in  the  public  estimation, 
upon  their  own  merits. 

Rubber  cannot  be  excelled  by  any  article  known 
to  science  for  resisting  dampness  in  any  climate, 
and  when  properly  mixed  in  Paint  it  renders  the 
Paint  far  more  durable,  and  protects  the  material 
on  which  it  is  spread  for  a  much  longer  time  than 
Paints  consisting  simply  of  lead  and  oil,  as  mixed 
in  the  usual  wav.  The  Paint  is  also  elastic,  hence 
will  not  peel  off  as  ordinary  Paint  does  ;  therefore 
our  Rubber  Paint,  where  once  introduced,  imme¬ 
diately  supersedes  all  other  Paints. 

We  have  used  these  Paints  in  our  business  for  the 
last  25  years,  and  we  can  point  with  pride  to  houses  whose 
exteriors  were  painted  by  us  in  1854,  and  are  still  in  good 
condition. 


WHITE  PAINTS.— Our  White  Paint  for  outside  work 
has  a  fine  gloss,  while  that  for  inside  work  is  flat ;  our  white 
has  a  peculiar  snowy  whiteness  and  brilliancy  that  renders 
jt  far  superior  to  any  white  paint  yet  produced, 


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ON  PAINTING  AND  FURNISHING  THE  INTERIOR 
OF  HOUSES  IN  DETAIL. 

Bed  Rooms  — These  should  have  white  ceilings,  pearl 
colored  wall,  light  warm  gray  woodwork,  white  furniture, 
a  pea-green  carpet,  and  white  window  curtains. 

Drawing  Rooms  and  Parlors. — Sky  blue  or  azure  ceil¬ 
ings,  light  lavender  blossom  walls,  woodwork  white  enam¬ 
eled  chiDa  gloss,  with  gold  trimmings,  white  and  gold 
furniture,  a  carpet  to  match;  white  window  curtains  for 
summer,  and  salmon  color  for  winter  use. 

Libraries  and  Studies.— A  pink  ceiling,  light  flesh-col¬ 
ored  walls,  oak  woodwork,  oak  furniture,  and  a  light  warm 
drab  carpet. 

Nurseries  and  Plat  Rooms. —  White  ceiling,  white 
walls,  light  gray  woodwork,  light  drab  furniture,  and  a 
pea-green  carpet. 

Kitchens  and  Laundries.— Flesh-colored  ceilings,  light 
drab  walls,  woodwork  a  darker  drab,  floor  stone  coior, 
furniture  a  matter  of  usefulness. 

Sick  Rooms  — Azure  ceilings,  soft  rose-tinted  walls,  plain 
white  woodwork,  soft  tinted  lavender  blossom  window 
curtains,  white  furniture,  white  vase  for  flowers,  and  a  light, 
salmon-colored  carpet. 

Halls.— The  walls  should  be  painted  in  warm  bold  colors, 
blocked  out  or  marbled  on  the  first  and  second  floors,  the 
ceilings  in  warm  flesh  color,  the  cornices  and  center-pieces 
a  few  shades  darker,  the  doors  and  trimmings  walnut 
graining,  and  an  oil-cloth  of  a  dark  drab  color.  Vestibules 
the  same. 

Paper  Hangings.— These  should  be  discarded  in  sleeping 
rooms,  and  in  those  that  are  constantly  occupied,  as  many 
of  the  colors  are  poisonous,  not  being  neutralized  by  the 
mixture  of  oil,  for  they  absorb  the  moisture  of  the  breath, 
and  the  poison  is  then  evaporated  with  this  moisture  and 
carried  into  the  lungs. 

Paint,  however,  is  far  preferable,  as  it  tills  the  pores  of 
the  plaster  and  sticks  so  closely  to  the  walls,  resists  all 


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moisture,  and  will  not  imbibe  the  foul  air  of  the  room  and 
carbonic  oxide  and  carbonic  acid  which  arises  from  breath¬ 
ing,  gas,  stoves,  and  the  burning  of  candles,  etc. 

Receiving  Rooms.— The  ceilings  a  light  rose  tint,  walls 
a  light  salmon  color,  woodwork  real  oak  or  walnut,  furni¬ 
ture  the  same,  and  a  neutral  drab  carpet. 

Picture  Galleries.— Ceilings  a  light  azure,  walls  a  light 
French  gray,  woodwork  a  light  lilac  color,  furniture  gold 
and  white,  and  a  light  neutral-tinted  drab  carpet. 

The  light  should  be  admitted  from  the  north— it  should 
be  a  downward  light— if  practicable,  but  if  not,  then  admit 
it  from  the  east  and  west  ends  of  the  room,  according  to 
the  position  of  the  sun  in  the  day-time. 

Butlers’  Pantries.  —  Ceilings  a  neutral  gray,  walls 
salmon  color,  oak  or  black  walnut  woodwork,  and  a  Phil¬ 
adelphia  brick  colored  oil  cloth. 

Wardroees  and  Closets.— The  fronts  of  these  will  be 
painted  like  the  woodwork  of  their  respective  rooms,  but 
the  insides  with  a  flat  white  or  any  other  light  plain  color. 


PAINTING  AND  FURNISHING  A  LADY’S  BOUDOIR. 

WHY  PAINTED  WALLS  ONLY  ARE  HEALTHY. 

In  our  last  chapter  on  white  paint,  we  omitted  the  style 
of  painting  and  decorating  the  Ladies’  Boudoirs. 

Boudoirs,  etc. — The  ceilings  to  be  frescoed  with  paint— 
viz.,  flat  colors,  and  paneled  with  three  shades  of  peach 
blossom.  Walls  painted  to  imitate  rose-tinted  drapery,  of 
lake  or  carmine  tints ;  woodwork,  china  gloss  lavender 
blossom.  The  whole  to  be  heightened  with  gold,  according 
to  the  tastes  of  the  owner  and  artist.  The  furniture,  a  light 
china  gloss  of  French  gray,  lined  with  gold;  and  carpet  a 
little  darker  than  the  furniture,  and  to  be  composed  of  the 
various  colors  and  tints  of  the  room,  interwoven  in  it. 
Window  curtains  a  delicate  azure  blue.  All  upholstery  to 
be  discarded  in  the  boudoirs,  as  they  absorb  so  much 
moisture  from  breathing,  and  retain  it  so  long;  conse-  11 
quently,  disease,  in  time,  will  arise  from  the  foul  air  and 
dampness  concentrated  there.  Nothing  is  so  healthy  as  a  I* 

painted  room,  for  there  is  no  absorption  of  moisture ;  and  f 


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when  the  windows  are  opened  on  a  fine  day,  all  the  damp¬ 
ness  which  condenses  on  the  surface  of  the  walls  readily 
passes  off. 


TO  FARMERS. 

Painting  Cottages,  Fences,  etc.  —  The  painting  of 
country  cottages  is  now  reduced  to  the  most  simple  and 
cheapest  method.  If  you  wish  to  paint  a  room  insido,  on  a 
rainy  day,  you  have  only  to  get  a  gallon  of  our  white  paint, 
a  large  and  a  small  brush,  and  you  have  capital  enough  to 
commence  the  business.  The  paint  requires  no  thinning. 
It  looks  thick,  hut  will  work  easily  on  the  brush.  And  this 
rule  holds  good  in  all  our  tinted  colors,  drabs,  stone  colors, 
etc.  The  can  and  pails  will  make  you  a  paint-pot.  Dusters 
you  have  always  on  hand,  and  soap,  water  and  cloths,  to 
clean  off  the  work  before  it  is  painted.  We  need  not  tell 
you  of  this  matter,  as  you  know  more  about  it  than  we  do 
ourselves.  All  your  farming  utensils — manure  carts,  wag¬ 
ons,  plows,  harrows,  machinery,  ladders,  etc.,  etc.— can  no 
done  by  the  farm  hands,  in  the  slack  season.  The  labor  in 
spreading  our  paint  is  not  more  than  one-half  that  of  any 
other  Ready  Mixed  Paint,  and  then  it  will  endure  three 
times  as  long. 

The  cheerfulness  of  your  mind,  and  that  of  your  family, 
will  more  than  repay  you  for  the  small  expense  and  the 
trouble  you  have  been  at  in  thus  improving  your  estate. 
And  after  returning  from  your  daily  labor,  in  the  summer 
season,  to  view  your  neat  house  and  barns  nestling  among 
the  trees  and  shrubbery,  with  the  creeping  roses,  wood¬ 
bines,  and  the  green  ivy,  your  spirits  will  revive  from 
fatigue,  and  the  labor  of  the  day  will  soon  be  forgotten,  as 
your  beloved  wife  and  dear  little  ones  give  you  a  hearty 
welcome  home. 

TO  THE  MECHANIC  AND  LABORING  MAN. 

We  now  come  to  the  mechanic  and  laboring  man.  These 
men,  who  own  small  cottages,  can  find  the  means  and  time 
to  fix  up  their  places  in  a  very  cheap  manner.  Ten  cents 
per  day  for  whiskey  or  beer,  per  year,  will  cost  him  $36.40, 
Ivhich  will  purchase,  say,  14  gallons  of  our  paint,  which  will 


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co"??  2,800  square  feet  of  surface,  two  coats ;  which  really 
is  enough  to  paint  two  cottages,  and  preserve  and  beautify 
them  for  twenty  years,  which  is  the  time  our  paint  will  en¬ 
dure  under  ordinary  circumstances  Therefore  let  us  ask 
this  question,  Where  is  the  industrious  working  man  that 
cannot  do  this  ?  Our  paints  are  adapted  to  the  wants  of  the 
rich  and  the  poo.'.  They  are  suitable  to  the  public  wants 
through  all  the  gradations  of  architecture,  and  through  all 
the  degrees  of  social  and  civil  life,  from  the  princely  mer¬ 
chant  who  makes  his  thousands  per  year,  to  the  laborer 
who  makes  his  twelve  shillings  per  day. 

Season  for  Painting.— Outside  painting  should  not  be 
done  when  the  days  or  nights  are  freezing.  Inside  paint¬ 
ing  can  he  done  at  all  seasons,  a  Are  being  kept  in  freezing 
weather. 

Out-Buildings. —Stables,  carriage-houses,  hams,  etc., 
should  be  painted  in  drabs,  fawns,  or  dark  grays,  but  darker 
than  those  on  the  main  house — viz.,  colors  which  will  blend 
with  the  foliage  of  the  trees  and  shrubbery.  Each  building 
can  be  painted  in  a  different  shade  of  the  same  general 
color. 

Fences. — These  should  not  be  of  any  prominent  color,  so 
as  to  detract  from  the  beauty  and  prominence  of  the  main 
house. 

Floor  of  Piazza.— Should  be  the  same  as  the  darkest 
shade  of  the  house. 


TO  PAINTERS-IMPORTANT. 

We,  like  yourselves,  have  great  objections  to  all  Beat./ 
Mixed  Paints,  whether  called  Chemical,  Rubber,  or  Enamel, 
because  they  are  all  benzine  and  adulterated  swindles,  ana 
will  not  endure  any  length  of  time.  The  smell  of  the  ben- 
line  soon  sickens  the  workman.  It  requires  twice  the 
amount  of  labor  to  spread  tnem  that  it  does  ordinary  paint, 
and  then  the  colors  cannot  be  changed  without  sending  the 
paints  to  the  manufactory  to  be  ground  in.  Now  none  of 
the  above  objections  apply  to  the  Ingersoll  Paint, 

Our  WHITE  PAINT  can  be  TINTED  the  same  as  ordi¬ 
nary  White  Paint  of  your  own  mixing.  Our  colors  can 
also  be  changed  in  the  same  manner  as  ordinary  colors. 
Our  Paint  also  wolfcs  very  easy,  there  being  no  stony  or 
glassy  substance  in  it,  but  is  made  from  the  purest  lead  and 
zinc,  linseed  oil  and  turpentine,  by  a  painter  of  fi (tv-three 


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years’ practice,  and  who  is  the  most  eminent  painter  in  this 
city.  The  paint  excels  that  mixed  in  the  usual  way  in  many 
respects,  which  a  trial  will  show.  We  have  room  here  to 
mention  hut  a  few  of  the  points  : 

1st.  Your  work  when  done  will  look  much  belter. 

2d.  The  turpentine  does  not  evaporate  so  rapidly,  thus 
giving  more  time  to  do  the  w&rk  well. 

You  can  work  with  perfect  ease  inside  when  the  ther¬ 
mometer  ranges  from  80  to  90  degrees,  and  one  man  can 
make  a  stretch  from  a  ceiling  to  the  floor  with  flat  colors. 

3d.  An  old  painter  writes  us  that  he  worked  twenty  hands 
last,  year  with  our  paint,  and  saved  25  per  cent,  on  the  cost 
of  his  paint:  besides  his  men  were  ready  to  commence 
work  on  time,  and  did  not  have  to  stop  to  mix,  and  they  all 
agreed  that  the  paint  worked  better  than  any  they  ever  used 
before. 

Please  read  Testimonials  of  Painters  and  others. 


PAINTING  NEW  BUILDINGS,  ETO. 

COMMON  ERRORS  EXPOSED-IMPORTANT  AND 
VALUABLE  INFORMATION. 

Carpenters  and  builders,  generally,  are  in  great  haste  to 
prime  new  frame  buildings  outside;  and,  as  a  general  rule, 
the  painters  follow  the  carpenters  while  the  latter  are 
weather-boarding  the  building.  This  is  a  fundamental 
error.  All  kinds  of  wood,  used  for  building  purposes,  con¬ 
tain  pyroligneous  acid,  which  is  one  of  the  most  active 
agents  in  the  decomposition  of  oils  and  paints.  It  is  much 
better  then,  to  let  a  frame  building  stand  without  paint  for 
several  weeks,  in  order  that  the  pyroligneous  acid,  by  some 
called  sap,  should  freely  dry  out.  All  new  work  should  have 
three  coats  of  Paint,  It  is  cheaper  in  the  end  than  only  ap¬ 
plying  two  coats. 

OUTSIDE  HOUSE  PAINTING. 

In  no  way,  perhaps,  is  the  culture  and  taste  of  an  individ¬ 
ual  made  so  apparent  to  the  observer,  as  in  the  colors  and 
style  of  painting  his  house.  If  we  pass  through  a  village 
and  see  a  house  and  barns  painted  in  discordant  colors,  we 
naturally  infer  that  the  inmates  lack  culture ;  if  a  house 
without  any  paint,  we  imagine  poverty  abides  there,  and 
that  within  home  comforts  and  refinements  arc  unknown, 
while  the  facts  may  be  just  the  opposite,  and  the  cause  may 
simply  be  that  no  professional  painter  resides  within  a 
reasonable  distance,  and  if  he  does,  may  be  a  stranger  to 
the  fine  art  of  mixing  colors  or  arranging  them  properly 
after  they  are  mixed,  and  it  is  therefore  impracticable  to 
paint.  But  this  state  of  uffairs  now  no  longer  exists,  since 
from  trventy  to  fifty  dollars— as  the  size  of  the  house  may 
require-  will  pay  lor  enough  of  our  paint  of  any  desired 


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tint  or  shade,  ready  mixed  for  Immediate  use  and  with  full 
directions,  so  that  every  man  can  he  his  own  painter  and 
artist,  thus  rendering  his  house  a  distinctive  feature  of 
beauty  in  the  landscape ;  thereby  rendering  a  positive 
benelit  in  educating  and  refining  his  own  family  and  the 
whole  neighborhood.  “A  thing  of  beauty  is  a  joy  forever.” 
Nor  is  this  all,  for,  in  addition,  our  paint  will  protect  his 
house  and  buildings  from  the  destruction  of  the  elements, 
wind,  rain,  and  sun,  for  a  score  of  years,  and  by  making 
them  air  and  water-tight,  warm  in  winter  and  cool  in  sum¬ 
mer.  It  costs  much  more  labor  to  spread  a  poor  paint  than 
it  does  our  paint,  and  the  poor  paint  looks  badly,  and  soon 
chips,  and  chalks,  and  rubs  off,  and  requires  repainting.  , 
Therefore,  it  must  be  apparent,  that  a  mistake  in  this  mat¬ 
ter  is  a  serious  one.  Nothing  can  be  more  annoying  than 
for  one  to  find  his  labor  and  money  thrown  away  on  worth¬ 
less  paint,  and  the  whole  expense  and  trouble  again 
necessary  at  the  end  of  one,  two,  or  three  years. 

Selection  op  Harmonious  Colors. — The  great  object 
in  painting  a  house,  as  far  as  ornament  is  concerned,  is  to 
render  the  building  prominent— to  improve  and  bring  out 
in  relief  its  architectural  beauties,  and  to  cover  its  faults. 

A  house  should  not  be  painted  all  one  shade.  It  wonld  be 
like  a  human  face  with  skin,  hair,  eyebrows,  lashes,  and 
whiskers  all  of  the  same  color.  Houses  have  their  eye¬ 
brows,  lashes,  and  hair  represented  by  cornices,  window 
and  doorframes.  These,  therefore,  should 'be  of  a  darker 
shade  than  the  body  of  the  house.  The  blinds  should 
also  be  of  a  different  shade.  The  window-sash,  as  a  gen¬ 
eral  thing,  should  be  white,  or  certainly  of  a  lighter  tone 
than  that  of  the  window-frames.  For  a  white  house, 
nothing  can  be  more  effective  for  blinds  than  green. 
Green  harmonizes  also  when  yellow  tones  are  nsed  foi 
the  body  of  the  house,  but  should  uot  be  used  where  the 
house  is  painted  chocolate,  russet,  slate,  brown,  mulberry, 
lilac,  or  any  of  the  red  tones.  For  a  white  house,  a  light 
peach  blossom  can  be  used  for  trimmings  with  good  effect. 
White,  as  a  body  color,  is  much  ridiculed  by  those  who  sell 
earth  paints,  from  which,  of  course,  white  paints  cannot 
be  formed,  but  costing  two  to  three  cents  a  pound,  are 
modestly  offered  for  sale,  under  various  fancy  names,  at 
nine  to  twelve  cents  a  pound.  This  class  of  paints,  al¬ 
though  offered  by  those  who  claim  to  be  “  highly  respect¬ 
able,”  are  comparatively  worthless,  and  it  is  a  great  waste 
of  money  to  pay  for  the  spreading  of  them  on  a  building, 
even  if  furnished  gratis.  As  examples  of  the  manner  we 
suggest  as  forming  pleasant  contrasts,  are  the  following 
from  within  sample  card. 

COMBINATIONS  OF  COLORS  FOR  HOUSES. 

107  for  body,  118  for  trimmings,  blinds  116 ;  120  for  body, 

117  for  trimmings,  blinds  118 ;  64  for  body,  94  for  trimmings, 
blinds  120;  81  for  body,  74  for  trimmings,  blinds  116;  120  lor 
body,  106  for  trimmings,  b'inds  107;  118  for  body,  74  for 
trimmings ;  120  for  body,  74  for  trimmings,  93  for  blinds, 


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83  for  blinds  will  do  with  any  color.  Some  prefer  the  oody 
of  the  house  dark,  and  the  trimmings  light,  the  Nos.  re¬ 
versed  will  make  all  the  above  colors  appropriate  for  this 
style.  We  only  suggest  these  combinations  as  examples. 

We  have  given  a  few  of  the  many  combinations  that  cun 
be  made.  Our  card  necessarily  shows  but  a  few  of  the 
many  tints  we  mix,  comprising  in  all  over  one  hundred. 
White— and  our  white  is  of  the  purest  description— will 
always  be  the  most  popular  color;  blinds,  green.  From 
the  table  herein  given,  the  amount  of  paint  required  can 
be  ascertained;  that  is  to  say,  a  fair  idea  can  be  formed,  as 
the  state  of  the  wood  has  much  to  do  with  it.  As  the  cost 
of  the  Paint  is  a  mere  trifle  in  comparison  with  your  for¬ 
mer  bills,  we  advise  the  reader  to  order  a  little  over  for 
contingencies,  as  a  house  should  be  painted  from  one 
mixing. 

TO  NURSERYMEN,  GARDENERS,  FLORISTS,  ETC. 

Greenhouses,  Conservatories,  Graperies  and  Germina¬ 
ting  Houses,  should  never  be  painted  with  a  paint,  which 
contains  benzine  or  turpentine,  and  the  carbonate  or 
salts  of  lead,  as  the  chemical  effects  of  these  are  very  inju¬ 
rious  to  young  plants  and  fruit,  and  to  the  delicate  colors 
and  beautiful  tints  of  flowers.  When,  therefore,  you 
wish  to  paint  those  houses,  send  for  our  Conservatory  and 
Greenhouse  Paint,  which  we  put  up  specially  for  that  pur¬ 
pose,  in  cans  of  one  to  ten  gallons.  The  continual  heat 
and  moisture  of  a  greenhouse,  etc.,  decompose  the  paint, 
which  affects  the  flowers  and  the  plants,  when  the  paint 
is  mixed  in  the  old  way. 

RULE  FOR  FIXING  THE  QUANTITY  OF  PAINT  RE- 
QUIRED  FOR  ANY  SURFACE. 

Add  Front,  Rear  and  Sides  together,  multiply  by  the 
height  and  divide  by  2(10  (the  amount  one  gallon  ordinarily 
covers  two  coats),  tint!  you  have  the  required  amount,  for 
two  coats  of  paint.  This  rule  only  gives  an  approximate 
quantity,  for  if  the  wood  is  spongy,  dry  and  porous,  it  will 
require  more.  See  remarks  page  29. 

Example— House .  40  feet  Front, 

40  “  Rear, 

Sides,  GO  “  Deep, 

“  GO  “ 

200 

Multiply  by  Height,  30 
Divided  by  208  )  6,000 

30  gallons. 

Extra  for  first  coat  say  5  “ 

35  “  for  two  coats. 

New  work  should  have  three  coats.  It  is  the  cheapest  in 
the  end  and  makes  a  fine  solid  finish. 


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PRICE  LIST 

Many  of  our  prices  are  on  the  “Sample  Color"  Card 
Similar  shades,  such  as  Buffs,  Drahs,  Stone,  either  for  out 
side  or  inside  work,  are  the  same  price  as  there  mentioned 


White,  outside  (gloss),  A . $2  50  per  gallon. 

“  “  Enamel  (gloss),  B. .  3  00  “ 

Sky-blue,  for  Piazzas .  2  50  “ 

Philadelphia-brick  Color .  2  50  “ 

Greenhouse  Paint,  for  inside .  3  00  “ 

Gloss  Black,  for  Ships  (No.  69) _  2  50  “ 


This  last  is  a  peculiarly  fine  article,  and  adapted,  as  are 
all  our  Colors,  for  salt  water. 

NO  GLOSS  FLAT  INSIDE  COLORS. 


Flat  White,  C,  first  coats  to  be  out¬ 
side  White,  a . . $2  50  per  gallon. 

Snow-white  Fresco  Paint,  D  ...  3  00  “ 

Black  Walnut  and  Oak  Graining 

Colors .  4  00  “ 

Ground  Paint  for  Graining  Colors. .  2  50  “ 


PRICE  LIST  OF  QUANTITIES  LESS  THAN  ONE 
GALLON. 

$2  00  Colors,  per  half-gall.  $1.10,  quart  60  cts.,  pint.  40  cts. 


$2.50 

“  1.35, 

75  “ . 

“  45 

$3.00 

“  1.60,  1 

‘  90  “ 

“  50 

$3.50 

“  2.00, 

“  $1-10, 

“  70 

$4.00 

“  2.25,  1 

1.25, 

“  80 

All  Inside  Colors,  as  shown  on  the  Color  Card,  same 
price  as  there  named. 


All  our  Paints  are  put  up  securely  in  quarts,  half¬ 
gallons,  1,  2,  3,  4.  5.  10,  20  and  40  gallon  vessels. 


We  mix  over  one  hundred  tints.  Should  anything  differ¬ 
ent  from  the  sample  colors  he  required,  send  us  a  sample 
or  description,  and  we  will  furnish  it.  Be  careful  in  giv 
ing  orders,  and  state  whether  the  paint  is  for  outside  or 
inside.  Our  outside  paint  has  a  rich  gloss,  and  w_  send 
out  all  colors  for  inside  work  gloss,  unless  ordered  nut. 


40  Per  Cent  DiSCOUNl . 

Freight  Paid  on  Ten 

Q-gOXpJis  an-d.  O  v  ar. 


SAM  PL,ES  OF  COLORS. 


No.  64  No.  81  No.  106  No.  61 

*2.60  PEB  GAL.  *2.50  PER  GAL.  *2.50  PER  GAL.  *3.15  PEE  GAL. 


No.  116 

*2.50  PEI!  GAL. 


No.  107 

*2.50  PER  GAL. 


No.  120  No.  94 

*2.50  PER  GAL.  *2.60  PER  GAL. 


No.  116 

*2.50  PER  GAL 


*2.50  PER  GAL.  *2  50  PER  GAL. 


No.  101 

*2.50  PER  GAL. 


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TO  CLEAN  A  BRUSH  STAINED  WITH  PAINT. 

First  use  turpentine,  after  that,  soap  and  water.  It  re¬ 
quires  great  care  to  remove  all  the  old  paint  from  the  base 
of  the  brush.  If  not  thoroughly  cleaned,  the  old  paint  will 
work  down  and  discolor  the  shade  you  are  using. 

HOW  TO  APPLY  PAINTS. 

1.  Always  use  clean  brushes  for  white,  and  all  delicate 
colors  anti  shades. 

2.  Wash  all  inside  work  before  you  paint. 

3.  Size  smoky  woodwork,  walls,  and  ceilings,  before 
painting. 

4.  Cover  all  knots  in  new  work,  and  all  that  show  ( hem- 
selves  in  old  work,  with  shellac  varnish,  before  you  paint. 

5.  On  new  work,  outside,  paint  the  cornices,  trimmings, 
and  weather-boards  with  the  body  color,  as  this  will  save 
time  and  fill  the  joints  between  the  trimmings  and  the  ends 
of  the  weather-boards,  etc.,  etc.  Paint  the  trimmings  after 
the  body  color  is  finished  and  dry.  Putty  the  nail-holes, 
cracks,  and  bad  joints  after  the  first  coat  is  dry.  This  rule 
will  hold  good  in  old  outside  work,  when  two  or  more  coats 
ire  to  be  given.  Inside  work  comes  under  the  same  rule. 
New  work  should  have  three  coats. 

fi.  Be  particular  to  observe  that  whatever  color  the  outside 
of  your  house  is  painted,  it,  will  look  different  on  the  front 
and  rear,  or  in  the  sun  and  shade;  be  careful,  therefore,  lo 
order  the  full  quantity  of  paint,  required  at  one  time.  After 
you  have  begun  to  paint,  not  to  thin  the  paint,  or  otherwise 
change  it,  until  you  have  the  end  or  side  you  are  painting 
quite  finished.  For  example,  if  you  are  working  with  a 
French  gray,  &c.,  by  thinning  it  you  will  make  it  a  lighter 
shade,  as  there  will  he  a  greater  biilk  of  paint  in  the  pot  for 
the  same  quantity  of  coloring  matter.  Be  sure  and  order 
enough  paint  to  do  all  your  work;  thus  you  will  iusure  the 
house  being  of  the  exact  same  tint. 

7.  If  you  do  not  use  our  paint  as  we  have  directed,  we  will 
not  be  responsible  for  its  uniformity  of  color,  and  its  beauty 
and  durability 

8.  When  painting  inside  work  white,  let  the  first  coat  be 
outside  white. 

Remarks.—  If  the  old  outside  paint,  be  dry,  old,  and 
chalky,  give  it  an  even  coat  of  seven  parts  boiled  linseed 
oil,  and  one  part  turpentine;  and,  when  this  is  dry  and 
hard,  then  paint  as  we  have  before  directed. 

MAIN  POINTS  IN  BRIEF. 

1st.  The  surface  to  be  painted  should  be  positively  dry, 
If  not  the  paint  will  scale  off. 

2d.  Remove  all  dust,  sand-paper  all  rough  places,  and 
beads  and  moulding  should  be  cleaned  out  with  sand  paper. 

3d.  All  knots,  sappy  and  pitchy  places  should  be  covered 
with  shellac,  varnish  or  sizing. 

4th.  Apply  the  priming  coat,  which  should  be  of  a  fair 
thickness. 


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5th.  Then  putty  all  nail-holes,  seams,  and  irregularities. 
If  the  work  is  not  smooth,  sand-paper  thoroughly. 

6th.  Allow  ample  time  for  the  coat  to  dry  betore  applying 
the  next,  otherwise  you  will  have  a  rough  surface,  and  your 
paint  will  peel  off. 

7th.  Commence  painting  at  the  top  and  work  down,  have 
a  good  brush,  spread  the  paint  evenly  and  freely,  taking  as 
long  a  sweep  as  possible. 

8th.  Stir  the  paint  well  from  the  bottom  of  the  can  before 
using. 

9th.  Do  not  paint  during  cold  weather.  Any  and  all  paints 
when  chilled,  slip  and  work  rough,  and  rub  up.  If  necessity 
requires  outside  painting  in  cold  weather,  have  your  paint 
kept  in  a  warm  room  previous  to  using,  and  work  rapidly 
in  applying.  Have  only  a  small  quantity  in  the  can,  so  that 
it  will  not  become  chilled  before  it  goes  on  to  the  work. 

10th.  Do  not  fill  your  brush  too  full,  or  it  will  spatter.  Do 
not  refill  it  until  it  is  well  exhausted. 

11th.  For  old  work  use  pumice-stone,  not  sand-paper. 

12th.  Keep  an  old  rag  by  you  to  rub  off  spatters  from 
glass. 

13th.  Always  store  your  Paint  in  a  room  where  freezing 
weather  cannot  possibly  reach  it. 

Painting  Walls.— 1st.  If  the  walls  be  new,  i.  «.,  not 
painted,  slake  a  little  lime  to  the  consistency  of  mortar, 
and  then  mix  with  it  one-third  of  piaster  of  Paris;  wet  the 
holes  and  cracks  with  a  clean  sash-brush,  and  fill  them  up 
solidly  with  your  composition;  then  rub  them  smoothly 
with  the  wet  brush. 

HOW  TO  MAKE  SIZE. 

2d.  Take  four  ounces  of  glue  to  a  gallon  of  water,  and  dis¬ 
solve  it  as  a  size ;  and  when  cool,  give  the  walls  a  good 
even  coat  of  the  size  ;  and  when  dry,  put  on  your  paint  of 
1,  2,  or  3  coats,  as  the  walls  may  require.  And  be  sure  to 
let  one  coat  dry  hard  before  you  put  on  the  other. 

Old  painted  walls  come  under  the  same  rules.  Walls  thus 
painted,  whenever  they  become  smoky  or  soiled  from  any 
cause,  can  be  washed  down  and  will  look  as  bright  and  fresh 
as  wheu  first  painted,  and  in  the  end  be  cheaper  than  paper. 

TOOLS  REQUIRED. 

Brushes.— The  ordinary  paint-brush  is  made  of  hog's 
bristles,  and  of  several  sizes,  designated  as  0.  00,  000,  one, 
two,  and  three  inches,  etc.  They  ure  either  round,  oval, 
or  flat.  Flat  brushes  are  good  for  any  kind  of  flat  surfaces. 
They  should  be  strougly  hound.  Wire  hound  are  the  best. 
Handles  secure  in  the  socket,  if  it  is  tin.  The  bristles  should 
be  soft  and  elastic.  Flat  brushes  should  have  an  abundant 
supply  of  bristles:  if  thin  it  will  not  lay  the  paint  evenly. 
A  thin  flat  brush  is  a  proper  brush  for  grainers’  use. 

“Sash  Tools”  are  the  small  round  brush  to  smooth 
paint  in  corners,  and  around  mouldings  or  sashes,  and 
painting  in  any  place  too  small  to  use  a  large  brush, 


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The  large  round  and  oval  brushes  should  have  extra 
binding  put  on  them  when  new,  for  the  bristles  are  loo  long 
to  work  properly.  This  can  be  done  by  binding  strong 
cotton  twine  around  to  a  proper  distance. 

Camel’s  hair  brushes,  or  blenders,  are  made  of  camel’s 
hair  bound  in  tin,  with  flat  handles.  They  are  used  for 
ttyiug  fine  colors  on  smooth  surface,  and  by  carriage 
painters. 

Paint  brushes  of  all  kinds,  when  not  in  use,  should  be 
kept  suspended  in  water;  care  being  taken  not  to  allow  the 
water  to  reach  above  the  binding. 

Varnish  brushes  must  be  suspended  in  varnish  when  not 
used.  Oil  or  turpentine  will  destroy  the  elasticity  of  the 
hair  or  bristles,  and  finally  will  ruin  the  brushes.  Varnish 
brushes  should  never  be  allowed  to  come  in  contact  with 
water,  for  various  reasons  uot  necessary  to  detail. 

Painters  require  also  dusting  brush,  putty  knife,  palette, 
rest  stick,  chamois  skin,  sponge,  brick  pencils,  and  combs 
for  graining. 

INGERSOLL’S  METALLIC  ROOF  PAINT,  COM¬ 
PARED  IN  COST  AND  QUALITY  WITH 
OTHER  ROOF  PAINTS. 

The  cheapest  and  best  Roof  Paint  known — costing  one- 
half  cent  a  square  foot — is  Ingersoll’s  Metallic  Ready  Mixed 
Paint,  (see  display  card  No.  72.)  Its  base  contains  seventy- 
two  parts  oxide  of  iron  and  twenty  eight  parts  cement 
limestone  This,  mixe  with  pure  linseed  oil  by  our 
formula,  forms  a  perfec  fire  and  wrier  proof  indestruc¬ 
tible  coating  for  all  sorts  of  roofs,  whether  metal  or  wood, 
ann  writ  last  many  years.  One  gallon  covers  400  square 
feet;  hence  it  is,  in  point  of  fact,  much  less  in  price 
than  any  of  those  so-called  Slate,  Stone,  or  Rubber  Roof 
Paints  offered  at  80  to  75  cents  per  gallon,  but  which  only 
claim  to  cover  50  square  feet  of  shingle  roof,  and  100  feet 
tin  or  metal  roofs.  Thus,  for  400  square  feet  wooden  or 
shingle  roof  it  requires  eight  gallons  at  75  cents ;  equals  six 
dollars  as  against  oue  gallon  of  our  paint  at  two  dollars.  To 
cover  same  quantity  of  tin  roof  it  requires  four  gallons, 
three  dollars,  as  against  two  dollars  for  our  paint.  Then, 
these  wonderful  Slate  or  Stone  Paints  are  composed  of  coal 
oil,  tar,  benzine,  and  common  earth,  costing  the  manufac¬ 
turer  about  twenty  cents  a  gallon.  Still  they  claim  loudly 
not  to  contain  any  tar.  They  will  rarely  lust  over  one  year 
before  peeling  and  chipping  off',  and  besides,  they  ruin  the 
rain-water.  In  hot  climates  they  will  all  melt  off  the  first 
summer,  and  in  cold  climates  will  chip  off  in  winter.  Still, 
the  price  per  gallon  is  low,  and  all  the  fools  are  not  dead 
yet;  so  these  parties  come  up  and  go  down  every  few  years 
only  to  rise  again  in  a  new  place  under  a  new  name  to  fleece 
and  rob  the  public. 

The  cost  of  these  coal,  tar,  rosin  oil,  benzine 
abominations,  or  so-called  Slate,  Stone,  Rubber 
Roof  Paints,  is  from  one  to  two  cents  a  square  loot 


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per  coat,  and  they  will  last  only  one  season,  ane, 
in  many  instances  are  of  such  a  composition  that 
no  other  paint  can  be  spread  where  they  have 
once  been  used,  unless  the  surface  is  all  burned 
off;  while  our  Metallic  Paint  costs  only  a  frac¬ 
tion  over  one-third  cent  per  square  foot  a  coat, 
and  will  last  from  ten  to  twenty  years,  and  will 
not  injure  the  rain-water  for  household  uses. 

For  Iron  Buildings ,  Railway  Freight  Cars,  Steam  Boilers , 
Barns ,  Shops,  and  as  a  substitute  for  Red  Lead ,  Spanish 
Brown ,  Venetian  Red,  and  Brown  Zincs,  our  No.  72  Metal¬ 
lic  Ready  Mixed  Paint  will  be  found  not  only  superior,  but 
much  cheaper,  as  a  trial  will  demonstrate.  Every  drop  can 
be  used  ;  there  is  no  waste.  Price  $2  00  per  gallon. 

PINE,  OR  ANY  OTHER  ORDINARY  WOODS  STAINED 
TO  REPRESENT  PERFECTLY  ROSEWOOD, 
MAHOGANY,  BLACK  WALNUT, 

OAK,  ETC. 

In  many  of  the  elegant  houses  that  are  being  built  in  our 
large  cities,  natural  black-walnut  and  other  woods  are  used 
unpainted.  Although  this  adds  very  much  to  the  expense 
of  the  houses,  it  aUo  adds  much  to  their  beauty.  We  are 
now  enabled  to  otfer,  at  a  low  rate,  Stains  that  can  be  ap¬ 
plied  by  any  one  to  Pine,  Oak,  or  other  unpainted  woods, 
that  will  produce  an  exact  natural  imitation  of  all  the 
various  woods.  Price  only  $2  00  per  gallon. 

Directions.— Apply  the  Stain  with  a  brush,  the  same  as 
you  would  Paint  ;  when  dry,  give  a  coat  of  Size— the  direc¬ 
tion  how  to  make  which  will  he  found  in  this  book  page  15; 
then,  for  inside  work,  apply  two  coats  Furniture  Varnish; 
for  outside  work,  two  coats  Coach  Body  Varnish.  We  fur¬ 
nish  Furniture  Varnish  for  $3.G0  per  gallon,  Coach  Body 
Varnish  $0.00  per  gallon.  Both  are  a  very  tine  article  of 
Varnish,  which  is  required  to  give  the  work  an  elegant 
finish.  Inferior  and  adulterated  Varnishes  will  not  have 
this  effect,  and  we  cannot,  therefore,  guarantee  that  the 
effect  that  our  varnishes  give  will  be  produced. 


BUGGY  PAINT. 

BLACK  ENAMEL  GLOSS  BUGGY  PAINT. 

This  is  a  very  fine  paint,  not  designed  for  new  work,  hut 
for  painting  lip  old  carriages.  Price  per  gallon,  $3.50; 
per  half  gallon,  $l.te5;  per  quart,  $1.00 ;  per  pound,  50  cts. 

OXIDE  OF  IPvOX  CEMENT  PAINT,  FOR  IRON 
WORK. 


Per  gallon, 


$2  50 


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Wo  call  your  special  attention  to  our  “Paint  Skin 
Rubber  Paint,”  which  wo  guarantee  to  be  the 
best  paint  in  use  for  leaky  roofs,  and  painting  either 
tin,  shingle  or  paper  roofs,  barns,  fences,  out-build¬ 
ings,  Ac.  When  color  is  not  essential,  it  is  of  a 
very  dark  stone  color,  and  we  are  selling  it  at  the  low 
price  of  $1. GO  per  gallon,  freight  free,  for  ten  gallons 
and  over,  and  the  discount  off  tho  same  as  our 
other  Paints, 

THE  1XGERSOLL  READY  MIXED  PAIXT  is 
the  result  of  many  years’  constant  pwictice  and  study 
—so  that  now,  any  man  or  woman  can  do  their  own 
painting,  This  is  a  great  convenience  where  profes¬ 
sional  Painters  cannot  be  found,  or  where  the  spare 
hours  of  the  men  around  the  farm  can  thus  be  em¬ 
ployed  in  adorning  and  beautifying  tho  place.  La¬ 
dies  write  us  they  find  our  Paint  exceedingly  availa¬ 
ble  in  Painting  up  their  rooms,  without  calling  upon 
the  men  folks  for  assistance.  By  its  use  tho  great 
expense,  annoyance  and  uncertainty  of  procuring  the 
various  articles  necessary  to  mix  Paints  in  the  old 
way  are  avoided. 

This  Paint  is  recommended  to  all  who  desire 
their  property  Painted  much  better  and  for 
one-half  the  cost  of  the  old  method.  How 
every  man  can  be  his  own  Painter  and  select 
harmonious  colors.  A  Ready-Mixed  Paint 
in  any  color  for  instant  use  that  excels  in 
appearance  and  will  last  longer  than  other 
Paint.  This  fact  herein  testified  to  by  Pa¬ 
trons  in  forty-one  States  and  Territories. 
Brushes  delivered  by  mail. 

One  gallon  covers  400  square  feet  on  or¬ 
dinary  work.  Our  gallons  are  full  measure. 


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TERMS. 

T he  money  need  not  be  sent  until  the  Paint  arrives, 
provided  you  deposit  the  amount  with  the  postmaster 
of  your  town,  who  must  write  us  that  the  amount 
(naming  it)  is  actually  deposited  with  him  in  trust  by 
(naming  the  person),  with  instructions  to  forward  it 
to  us  by  postal  order  or  registered  letter  or  express, 
expenses  paid  as  soon  as  the  Paint  arrives.  Money 
sent  in  an  ordinary  letter,  as  a  rule  will  not  reach  us. 
(Money  can  be  sent  in  any  amount  by  registered 
letter  for  eleven  cents.)  Thus,  both  parties  are  pro 
tected,  and  no  loss  can  occur : 

EXTRAORDINARY  OFFER  ! 

We  Pay  Freight  —  March  1st.  1880. 

Hereafter  we  will  pay  the  freight  on  Paint  and 
Brushes  by  Fast  Freight,  Bail  road  or  Steamboat  lines 
to  any  regular  shipping  depot  on  the  same  in  any  part  of 
the  United  States  on  all  orders  of  not  less  than  Ten 
Gallons,  (and  it  may  be  of  different  colors,)  shipped  to 
any  person,  Tie  do  not  pay  freight  by  express  nor  car¬ 
tage  from  depots. 


These  books  mailed  free  on  application  to 
“INGrERSOLL  PAINT  WORKS,  No.  162 
South  Street.  New  York  City. 


REFERENCES. 

We  beg  leave  to  refer,  without  consent,  to  the  fol¬ 
lowing  distinguished  members,  and  also  to  the  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  within  numbered  Granges  and  Councils 
who  have  used  our  Paints.  A  large  number  have 
written  us  testimonials  which  we  have  not  space  to 
print. 


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NATIONAL  GRANGE. 

Hon.  Sami..  E.  Adams,  Master ,  National  Grange. 

Judge  Jno.  J.  Jones,  Past  Master,  National  Grange. 

Hon.  D.  Wyatt  Aiken,  Chairman  Executive  Committee , 
National  Grange,  writes: 

I  am  much  pleased  with  the  Paint,  and  one  gallon  covers 
400  feet  by  actual  test.  It  works  easy. 

T.  A.  Thompson,  Past  Lecturer ,  National  Grange,  writes ; 

It  spreads  easily,  evenly,  smoothly,  and  shines  brilliantly. 

A.  B.  Smedley,  Past  Lecturer.,  National  Grange,  says  : 

I  find  your  Paint  all  over  the  land.  Grange  Halls  and 
Patrons’  Houses  and  Barns  are  decorated  with  it,  and  uni¬ 
versal  satisfaction  is  expressed. 

Mortimer  Whitehead,  Lecturer ,  National  Grange,  says: 

It’s  the  finest  Paint  I  ever  used. 

O.  H.  Kelley,  Secretanj ,  National  Grange,  writes: 

1  have  given  your  in  and  outside  White  a  test  of  four  years 
duration,  and  see  no  indication  of  a  yellow  tinge.  It  pre¬ 
serves  its  brilliant  whiteness  to  a  charm,  and  it  is  much 
cheaper  than  any  other  Paint.  lf  you  desire  to  use  this  as 
a  recommendation  you  can  do  su,  as  I  consider  I  am  bene¬ 
fiting  the  members  of  our  Order  by  making  the  test. 

F.  M.  McDowell,  Treasurer ,  National  Grange,  says : 

I  shall  use  no  other  Paint.  The  friends  that  I  recom. 
mended  it  to  are  delighted.  • 

Gen.  A.  J.  Vaughan,  Steward ,  National  Grange,  says: 

1  recommend  your  Paiut  to  the  Order. 


Alabama— E.  M.  Law,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  writes:— I  am 
very  much  pleased  with  the  Paint  and  wish  you 
success. 

Granges  Nos.  10,  34,  42,  96,  99,  and  61  other  Granges. 

Arkansas — Gen.  A.  J.  Vaughan,  State  Agt.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

John  T.  Jones,  Past  Master,  National"  Grange. 

Granges  Nos.  17,  23,  2-1,  41,  45,  57,  171,  218,  222,  228, 
258,  261,  271,  347,  362,  415. 

California — Grange  No.  42. 

Colorado — W.  E.  Watrous,  Master  Grange  No.  7,  writes : — 
Your  Paint  is  all  you  claim  for  it. 

Sec’y  H.  E.  Washburn,  Longmont,  Col.,  Grange  31. 

It  gives  the  best  satisfaction. 

And  30  other  Granges. 

Connecticut  — A.  S.  Loveland,  Lecturer,  State  Grange, 
writes  : — Your  Paint  pleases  me  so  well  I  shall  use 
uo  other.  It  is  a  great  saving  of  expense  also 


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E.  G.  Seeley,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  Roxtrary,  Ct. 

Grange  Nos.  2,  4,  5,  6,  8,  12. 

Councils  S.  of  I.— Nos.  1,  5, 15,  29,  40,  47. 

Dakota— N.  C.  Nash,  Sec’y  State  GraDge,  writes :  —  Your 
Paint  is  the  best  I  ever  used. 

Granges  Nos.  41,  43,  and  17  other  Granges. 

Delaware— John  J.  Rosa,  Master  State  Grange,  Stockholder 
in  Comp.,  states Paint  gives  entire  satisfaction. 

Granges  Nos.  5,  6, 11,  12,  13,  20,  22. 

Florida — Robert  F.  Rogers,  Sec’y  State  Grange. 

Wm.H  Wilson,  Proprietor  Florida  Patron,  and  Agt. 
Florida  Co-operative  Stock  Co.,  in  Ins  papers, 
states :  We  have  tested  the  Paints ;  they  are  ali 
that  is  claimed  for  them.  Mr.  lngersoll,  Proprie¬ 
tor,  is  energetic  and  prompt  in  all  business  rela¬ 
tions,  and  all  who  patronize  him  may  rest  assured 
they  run  no  risks  of  losing  their  money.  Mr. 
iDgersoll  is  a  man  of  the  first  stamp,  r  mi  has  done 
much  to  adorn  the  homos  of  the  Farmers  through-  , 
out  the  country. 

Granges  Nos.  8,  9,  19,  21,  57,  68,  72,  89,  100,  105,  130, 

133,  134,  138. 

Georgia— E.  Taylor,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  writes:  — Have 
tested  your  Paint  thoroughly,  "and  have  delayed 
writing  until  X  could  do  so.  '  I  shall  use  no  other 
hereafter. 

H.  Ketner,  State  Agent ;— Every  one  is  pleased  with 
your  Paint. 

Granges  Nos.  2,  6,  23,  43,  46,  and  271  other  Granges. 

Illinois — Union  Grange  Association,  Neoga. 

J.  M.  Chambers,  Sec’y  State  Grange. 

J.  R.  Wells,  Sec’y  Mound  Grange  828,  writes:— 

To  Patrons:  I  have  used  the  lngersoll  Paint  on  the 
inside  of  my  house.  It  works  well  and  spreads 
easy  and  true  to  color,  and  the  price  is  much  less  11 
than  other  paints.  I  am  satisfied  with  their  way  of 
doing  business  Being  prompt,  I  would  recommend 
the  lngersoll  Paint  to  all  patrons. 

Granges  Nos.  49,  51,  57,  121,  and  219  other  Granges. 

Indiana — C.  C.  Post,  Secretary  State  Grange.  Weil 
satisfied  ;  and  will  recommend  all  persons  to  use 
your  paint.  Mi 

Granges  Nos.  6,  96,  115,  155,  and  187  other  Granges. 

Iowa  —  A.  B.  Smedley,  Lecturer,  National  Grange,  Past 
Master  State  Grange. 

N.  S.  Garrettson,  Late  Secretary  State  Grange. 

Spencer  Day,  late  purchasing  Agent,  State  Grangers, 
Benton  Co.  Council,  writes:  Our  motto,  “The  best 
none  too  good  for  Patrons/’  I  think  has  found  a 
desideratum  in  your  Paint.  I  can  and  do  confidently 
recommend  it  to  the  Order  in  Iowa- 


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W.  S.  Carpenter,  Sec’y  and  Purchasing  Agent,  Stats 
Grange,  orders  continually. 

Grange  Nos.  10, 12,  60,  55,  70,  and  301  other  Granges. 

Idaho — Grange  No.  15. 

Kansas  Granges— P.  B.  Mason,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  writes: 

The  Paints  I  purchased  of  you  last  year  was  a  good 
white — perfectly  satisfied. 

Granges  Nos.  31,  104,  338,  and  197  other  Granges. 

Kentucky  Granges — M.  D.  Davie,  Past  Master  State  Grange, 
states:— Your  Paint  is  a  great  success,  and  it  is  the 
interest  of  every  person  in  the  land  to  use  no  other. 
J.  D.  Gutherie,  State  Agent,  orders  it  continually, 
and  all  report  that  they  are  satisfied. 

I.  B.  Nall,  Fanners'  Home  Journal,  Louisville,  writes: 

I  am  well  pleased  with  your  Paint,  and  will  take 

pleasure  in  reminding  the  Farmers  of  its  superi¬ 
ority  and  cheapness,  and  the  ease  with  which  any 
one  can  make  a  fine  job  with  it. 

Granges  Nos.  13,  47,  48,  54,  and  309  other  Granges. 

Louisiana — N.  D.  Wetmore,  State  Grange  Purchasing  Agent, 
writes:  —  Painters  are  now  buying  your  Mixed 
Paints,  and  are  much  pleased  both  as"  to  its  cost 
and  its  perfect  adaptability  to  all  kinds  of  work. 

Granges  Nos.  78,  151,  254,  and  50  other  Granges. 

Maine  Granges— Nelson  Ham, Master  State  Grange,  writes: 

Have  used  the  Paint  on  plastered  walls  and  wood¬ 
work  ;  am  highly  pleased :  it  makes  a  fine,  smooth 
and  glossy  surface,  easily  kept  clean,  and  costs  less 
than  ordinary  Paint. 

J.  M.  Jackson,  Secretary  State  Grange,  writes: 

I  do  not  hesitate  to  give  your  Paint  my  emphatic  ap¬ 
proval  and  recommendation.  It  is  unequalled  by 
any  other  Paints. 

Granges  Nos.  1,  7,  13,  22,  28,  and  81  other  Granges. 

Councils  S.  of  I. — Nos.  7,  85. 

Maryland — Edward  Hall  of  B.,  Sec.  St.  Grange,  Geo.  W. 

Miller,  Grange  131,  whose  Grange  has  used  316  gal¬ 
lons  of  our  Paint,  writes :  We  are  very  much 
pleased  with  your  Paint. 

Granges  Nos.  1,  4,  5,  7,  11,  12,  15,  24,  26,  30,  35, 
40,  41,  42,  60,  62,  66,  75,  77,  83,  92,  94,  97,  122, 
134-147,  154. 

Massachusetts  Granges — BeDj.  P.  "Ware,  Master  State 
Grange.  Who  has  used  200  gallons  of  our  Paint, 
writes: — The  Paint  affords  perfect  satisfaction, 
My  painters,  although  somewhat  prejudiced,  are 
now  free  to  admit  that  it  spreads  easier  and  better 
than  any  paint  they  ever  used,  and  is  a  great 
saving  in  cost. 

W.  B.  Kimball,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  uses  onr  Paint 
annually,  having  ordered  over  150  gallons,  and  rec¬ 
ommends  it  to  his  friends. 


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Granges  Nos.  2,  8, 12,  20,  and  62  other  Granges. 
Councils  S.  of  I.— Nos.  21,  35,  72,  74,  75,  115,  121, 
148. 

Michigan  Granges— Endorsed  by  Painters. 

J.  T.  Cobb,  Sec’y,  and  C.  S.  Whitney,  Lecturer  State 
Grange,  all  use  o'.ir  Paint. 

Watsou  Grange,  1DL— This  is  to  certify  that  I  painted 
my  new  house  this  last  summer  with  your  Paint. 
My  painter  says  that  I  saved  from  a  third  to  a  half 
in  buying  my  Paint,  and  he  is  sure  that  it  will  stay 
on  four  times  as  long  as  other  paint  in  this  neigh¬ 
borhood  ;  for  the  paints  on  other  houses  begin  to 
cleave  off  in  three  or  four  years:  besides  your  Paint  • 
spreads  on  with  that  kind  of  gloss  that  every  one 
likes  to  see.  Truly  yours, 

J.  B.  Alexander,  Secretary. 
Granges  Nos.  2,  8,  13,  20,  and  206  other  Granges. 
Minnesota — Hon.  Sam'l  E.  Adams,  Master  Nat’l  Grange, 
uses  our  paint. 

Granges  Nos.  4,  40,  65,  87,  and  93  other  Granges, 
Mississippi— Gen.  A.  J. Vaughan,  Past  Master  State  Grange, 
and  State  Purchasing  Agent,  Memphis,  Tenn. 
Painter’s  opinion — 

Grange  105 — Dear  Sir :  I  have  tried  the  Paint 
received,  and  am  delighted  with  it.  The  painters 
are  also  well  pleased.  I  enclose  you  another  order, 
for  which  I  certify  the  money  is  in  my  hands,  and  J 
will  transmit  as  before,  as  soon  as  the  Paint  arrivet 
W.  II.  Leigh,  Secretary. 
Granges  Nos.  42,  49,  56,  105,  and  79  other  Granges. 
Missouri  — 

Wm.  M.  Price  &  Co.  state: — We  have  tilled  a  number 
of  orders  and  have  not  yet  heard  one  complaint; 
your  transactions  have  been  liberal  and  satisfactory. 
Granges  Nos.  49,  51,  65,  72,  and  103  other  Granges. 
Montana— Oliver  G.  Smith,  Sec’y  Grange  22,  writes :— Tour 
Paint  gives  ur  entire  satisfaction.  I  used  some  on 
a  paper  roof  that  had  got  to  leaking ;  one  coat  made 
it  perfectly  good,  and  Water  Proof. 

Nebraska— Pawnee  Golden  Grange,  32,  Pawnee  Co.,  Neb.: 
Your  Paint  pleases  every  one  who  uses  it. 

Wm.  Scott. 

Granges  Nos.  14,  20,  32,  71,  and  40  other  Granges.  C 
New  Hampshire — C.  C.  Shaw,  Sec’y  and  Purchasing  Agent, 

State  Grange,  writes:— Those  I  find  in  our  State  who  P 
have  used  your  Paints  speak  in  their  praise. 
Petersboro’  Grange,  35 : — The  Paint  we  had  gives  per¬ 
fect  satisfaction.  Franklin  Field. 

Granges  Nos.  6,  8,  11,  22,  25,  34,  35,  37,  47. 

Councils  S.  of  I. — C.  H.  Warren,  Sec’y  State  Council. 
Wallace  Holton,  Esq.,  Council  18,  Hinsdale.  Coun¬ 
cils  8  and  25, 


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New  Jersey — Mortimer  Whitehead,  Lect.  National  Grant1 
and  Past  Master  State  Grange. 

Granges  Nos.  2,  3,  7,  8,  9.  11,  14,  15,  17,  19,  20,  21, 

2,7,  23,  24,  27,  28,  29,  34,  35,  36,  38,  39,  41,  43,  45, 

48,  49,  54,  56,  57,  61,  63,  64,  66,  68,  70,  73,  74,  77, 

79,  86,  87,  88.  92,  97,  99,  101. 

Councils  S.  of  I. — Geo.  B.  Robbins,  Secretary  State 
Council  and  member  of  Ex.  Com.  National  Council, 
says: — I  have  used  your  Paint,  and  therefore  will 
recommend  it  to  Sovereigns  of  Industry,  both  for 
its  uniform  excellence  and  cheapness. 

Councils  1,  6,  11,  22,  24,  41. 

New  York  —  Col.  Chas.  Otis,  Grange  154,  says:-  Your 
Paint  is  the  best  and  cheapest  I  ever  used  ;  much 
cheaper  than  White  Lead,  and  endures  twice  as 
long. 

Granges  Nos.  1,  3,  4,  6,  9,  and  192  other  Granges. 

North  Carolina— G.  W.  Lawrence,  Secretary  State  ( {range, 
writes :— Your  Paint  is  good  and  cheap  ;  I  will  rec¬ 
ommend  it. 

Granges  Nos.  5,  27,  36,  47.  66,  and  73  other  G  ranges, 

Ohio— Senec  Co.,  Meigs  Co.,  Patrons  Councils. 

John  H.  Stuck,  Sec’y  Grange  728,  writes : — We  have 
used  your  Paint,  and  find  a  saving  of  abont  one- 
third,  besides  the  painter  employed.  That  is  an 
unnecessary  employment,  as  any  one  can  use  you” 
Paint  as  well  as  a  painter,  and  not  only  that,  we 
tried  the  difference  between  your  Paint  ai  d  White 
Lead  Paint,  on  a  board :  your  Paint  lasted  Run¬ 
times  longer  than  the  lead  while  under  wa.  er. 

Gianges  Nos.  5,  19,  70,  161,  102,  107,  110  116,  119, 
124,  136,  143,  151,  161,  162,  166,  187,  213  214,  215, 

216,  217,  225,  351,  259.  260,  261,  263,  277  ,  281,  294, 

302,  310,  331,  341,  344,  350,  354,  367,  38?,  390,  402, 

407,  442,  443,  414,  451,  459,  402,  473,  482,  483.  492, 

500,  516,  517,  521,  527,  534,  547,  650,  65M,  654,  559, 

571,  575,  680,  583,  629,  687,  643,  645,  646,  664,  666, 

674,  675,  677,  694,  709,  721,  726,  727,  728,  731,  746, 

751,  767,  774,  791,  806,  835,  847,  857,  8c9,  867,  876, 

883,  889,  898,  914,  917,  918,  924,  933,  935,  939,  950, 

957,  960,  962,  963,  966,  960,  973,  975,  936,  987,  988, 

990,  996,  1008,  1043,  1054,  1107,  1132,  1136,  1161, 
1171,  1181,  1193,  1197,  1231,  1234,  1245,  1247.  1270. 

Oregon  Granges— 19 ;  P.  of  H.  North  Western  Storage  and 
Commission  Co. 

Pennsylvania — R.  H.  Thomas,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  writes: 
Many  of  our  members  have  more  than  saved  their 
Grange  expenses  for  a  life  time  by  purchasing  your 
Paint— it  lasts  many  times  longer  tuau  any  other 
paint,  and  would  be  tits  cheapest  at  twice  the  price 
per  gallon. 


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Colin  Cameron,  State  Deputy  Executive  Committee, ,  Vt: 
T.  S.  Strohecher,  W.  T.  Everson,  W.  W.  Parker, 

H.  F.  Geyer.  State  Agent. 

Granges  Nos.  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  11,  12,  15,  17,  18,  19,  25, 


27,  33,  34,  35, 

i  38, 

40,  41,  42,  44, 

49, 

52,  53,  54 

,  55, 

56,  1 

59,  62,  63. 

,  64, 

68,  69,  7C 

1,  73, 

74, 

75,  78.  82 

83, 

86, 

87,  f 

59,  91,  93 

1,  95, 

,  98, 

102, 

105, 

106, 

109, 

111, 

Yir 

118, 

120, 

121, 

122, 

124, 

125, 

126, 

127, 

128, 

130, 

131, 

132, 

134, 

135, 

136, 

139, 

141, 

143, 

145, 

149, 

152, 

154, 

155, 

157, 

158, 

161, 

163, 

165, 

169, 

171, 

172, 

176, 

178, 

184, 

185, 

187, 

189, 

190, 

193, 

194, 

198, 

210, 

212, 

217, 

218, 

219, 

221, 

222, 

224, 

226, 

228, 

229, 

233, 

234, 

235, 

236, 

238, 

239, 

241, 

244, 

246, 

247, 

251, 

254, 

256, 

259, 

261, 

266, 

267, 

270, 

274, 

277, 

281, 

283, 

284, 

288, 

289, 

291, 

293, 

295, 

296, 

298, 

301, 

302, 

306, 

308, 

311, 

313, 

TT. 

314, 

315, 

318, 

325, 

328, 

334, 

338, 

339, 

344, 

347, 

348, 

11 1 

357, 

358, 

359, 

360, 

362, 

364, 

369, 

371, 

373, 

379, 

387, 

389, 

393, 

394, 

395, 

398, 

401, 

402, 

405, 

406, 

415, 

417, 

421, 

427, 

429. 

433, 

4:34, 

436, 

437, 

438, 

446, 

447, 

451, 

453, 

458, 

459, 

460, 

462, 

463, 

466, 

467, 

469, 

474, 

481, 

484, 

485, 

487, 

493, 

494, 

495, 

498, 

499, 

502, 

505, 

506, 

508, 

513, 

521, 

525. 

537, 

542, 

543, 

544, 

549, 

551, 

554, 

Wis 

556, 

559, 

562, 

566, 

567, 

570, 

576, 

580, 

591. 

593, 

606, 

608, 

610, 

612, 

615, 

620, 

625, 

628, 

632, 

637, 

688, 

644, 

646, 

649, 

650, 

657, 

662, 

670, 

675, 

679, 

687, 

688, 

69.3, 

697, 

717, 

724. 

Councils  S.  of  I.— 85. 


Rhode  Island,  S.  of  I. — Rev.  G.  W.  Bixby,  State  Lecturer,  ' 
Providencet  R.  I.  T  use  no  other  Paint.  Bro.  Bixby  r 
orders  continually  tor  self  and  friends. 

South  Carolina  Granges — Hon.  D.  "Wyatt  Aiken,  Chair¬ 
man  Ex.  Com.  National  Grange: — I  have  used  your 
paint,  I  am  much  pleased  with  it.  'Will  use  no 
other. 

A  M.  Aiken,  Treasurer  State  Grange. 

Grange  Nos.  2,  3,  4,  9,  12,  and  75  other  Granges. 

Tennessee  Granges — Gen.  A.  J.  Vaughan,  State  Agent  and 
Steward  National  Grange. 

D.  C.  Herberson,  Secretary  Providence  Grange,  731, 
writes  : — I  am  happy  to  say  that  I  have  successfully 
tried  your  Ready  Mixed  Paint,  and  find  it  the  best 
I  have  ever  used.  I  had  never  seen  any  of  it  until 
I  received  it  from  you,  and  was  agreeably  surprised 
to  see  it  come  up  to  the  recommendations  it  has. 

I  have  shown  it  to  many,  and  they  say  it  is  good 
enough. 

Granges  Nos.  9,  25,  31,  34,  and  120  other  Granges. 

Texas — Donglassville  Grange,  590:— Our  Grange  has  used 
your  Paint  largely,  and  it  gives  entire  Satisfaction- 
Enclosed  is  another  order.  W.  H.  Rutlajo),  Sec. 

Granges  Nos.  1,  5.  15.  22,  26.  and  107  other  Granges. 


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Vermont— E.  P.  Colton,  Past  Master  State  Grange,  writes : 
Paints  are  as  represented  ;  have  a  smooth,  glossy 
surface.  Preferable  to  other  Paint. 

E.  L.  Hovey,  ex-Secretary  State  Grange  Fully  satis¬ 
fied,  and  enclose  another  order. 

Granges  Nos.  8,  13,  15,  16,  and  IX)  other  Granges. 

Virginia— M.  W.  Hazlewood,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  recom¬ 
mends  the  Paint  to  the  Patrons  of  the  State. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Shackford,  Vineyard  Grange,  writes  : 
Your  Paint  gives  perfect  satisfaction,  and  I  enclose 
for  our  Grange  this  order. 

C.  R.  llatton.  State  Business  Agent,  Va.,  W.  Va.,  Fla., 
at  New  York  City. 

Granges  Nos.  36.  63,  68,  95,  and  82  other  Granges. 

West  Virginia— Jas.E.  Hall,  Sec'.y  State  Grange,  writes: 
1  on  have  done  a  good  work  for  the  patrons.  En¬ 
closed  another  order  lor  42  gallons. 

Col.  Robert  N.  Baylor,  Chairman  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  State  Grange. 

Granges  Nos.  2,  4,  7,  13,  14,  and  69  other  Granges. 

Wisconsin— H.  E.  Huxley,  Sec’y  State  Grange,  says:— The 
Paint  has  proved  perfectly  satisfactory. 

L.  G.  Kniffen,  State  Agent. :— The  Paint  and  Paris 
Green  gives  universal  satisfaction. 

Granges  Nos.  1,  6,  31,  33,  37,  and  105  other  Granges. 


We  commend  the  foregoing  references  to  the 
Farmers  of  the  country. 


TESTIMONIALS 


STEAMBOAT  ANO  SHIP  BUILDERS  AND  OWNERS,  AND 
ALL  PAINT  USERS,  READ  THIS! 

Ingersoll  Steady  Mixed  Paint  20  per  cent,  less 
cost  than  materials  for  mixing  ordinary  paint. 
Letter  from  Captain  L.  II.  Poole,  Superintendent 
of  John  Poach  t£-  Co.  ’s  Great  Ship  P uilding  and 
Machinery  Works,  Chester,  Pa.;  over  Two  Thou-  • 
sand  men  are  here  employed ,  and  Millions  of 
Dollars  worth  of  Ships,  Machinery ,  Sugar  and 
Polling  Mills  are  manufactured  annually. 

Delaware  River  Iron  Ship  Building  and  Engine  Works , 

Chester ,  Pa. 

Proprietors  “  Ingersoll  Paint  Works.” 

Gents. — The  Ready  Mixed  Paint  which  you  sent  us  for 
Samples  July  21st,  I  referred  to  cur  Master  Painter,  Mr. 
E.  W.  Tibbels,  with  instructions  to  test  it  thoroughly,  and 
after  due  time  to  make  a  report — 1st.  As  to  its  quality  in 
comparison  with  the  best  White  Lead  mixed  in  the  ordi¬ 
nary  way,  looking  carefully  to  its  covering  qualities,  ease 
in  spreading,  and  purity  and  brilliancy  of  color.  2d.  Its 
cost  as  compared  with  the  best  paint  mixed  in  the  ordinary 
manner.  After  nearly  three  months’  trial,  and  various 
experiments,  his  report  in  brief  is  as  follows : 

1st.  Tonr  Paint,  prepared  by  the  Ingersoll  formula, 
covers  better,  and  makes  a  finer  finish  than  paint  mixed  in 
the  ordinary  way.  It  works  easy,  and  has  a  fine  gloss. 

2d.  It  is  at  least  20  per  cent,  less  in  cost  than  the  mate¬ 
rials  for  making  our  ordinary  paint. 

Please  send,  therefore,  the  enclosed  order  of  different 
colors  which,  according  to  your  table,  will  paint  a  steamer 
now  building  at  these  works  for  our  own  use. 

Respectfully  yours,  L.  H.  BOOLE, 

Supt.  D.  R.  1.  S.  B.  &  E.  Works. 


READ  THIS! 

Port  Gates, 
Putnam  County ,  Florida. 

A.  M.  Ingersoll, 

Dear  Sir :  The  money  you  will  find  enclosed,  for 
which  please  send 

10  gallons  outside  white  paint. 

2  “  green  “  No.  83. 

2  brushes  No.  3.  0. 

Tour  Paint  ordered  and  used  two  years  ago,  has  given 
entire  satisfaction,  standing  our  warm  climate  much  bet¬ 
ter  than  any  other  kind  of  Paint  that  I  have  seen  used. 

Tours  truly,  ALFRED  DAT. 


March  17th  1879. 


COMPARED  WITH  JEWETT’S  CELEBRATED  WHITE 
LEAD. 

New  Yoi'k  &  West  India  Steamship  Co.'s  Office, 

5  William  St.,  New  York. 

Gents.— The  five  gallons  of  paint  I  purchased  of  you  some 
months  since,  I  applied  on  part  of  a  new  picket  fence,  the 
balance  of  which  I  painted  with  Jewett’s  best  white  lead. 
I  found  that  with  two  coats  of  the  Ingersoll  paint,  the  fence 
was  better  covered  and  was  whiter  than  where  1  had  used 
three  coats  of  the  Jewett’s.  I  believe  your  paint  to  be 
mixed  on  a  correct  chemical  principle,  and  from  my  own 
observations,  I  would  recommend  it  over  any  other  paint 
in  use.  Our  Company  have  used  the  Ingersoll  Paint  on 
its  steamers  at  a  great  saving  of  expense.  The  black  has 
a  tine  lustre,  and  clings  to  the  wood  and  iron  with  a  tena¬ 
city  that  I  never  saw  before. 

E.  PLATT  STRATTON, 

Consulting  Engineer. 

THE  INGERSOLL  PAINT  TESTED  BY  THE  SIDE  OF 
THE  AVERELL  CHEMICAL  PAINT. 

New  York. 

I  was  induced  to  make  a  trial  of  the  Ingersoll  Ready 
Mixed  White  Paint  on  the  steamer  “  City  of  Dallas,”  C.  H. 
Mallory  &  Co.’b  line,  plying  at  the  time  between  New 
York  and  Galveston,  Texas,  but  now  between  New  York 
and  New  Orleans.  I  painted  cabin-house  with  Ingersoll's 
White  Paint  in  part,  the  other  being  painted  with  Avcrell’s 
Chemical  Paint.  Any  one,  by  visiting  the  vessel,  now  in 
New  York,  will  find  the  Ingersoll  Paint  pure  white  with  a 
rich  gloss,  unaffected  by  the  sun  and  storm,  while  the  Ave- 
rell  Paint  is  all  discolo'red  by  the  sea  and  sun.  For  ship’s 
painting  I  most  heartily  endorse  the  Ingersoll  Paint,  and 
captains  would  do  well  to  see  that,  it  forms  part,  of  the 
ship’s  stores.  Captain  JOHN  I10XIE. 

COMPARED  WITn  AVERELL  &  BRADLEY  PAINT. 

Bristol,  Anne  Arundel  Co.,  Md. 

I  have  used  the  paint  purchased  of  you — 40  gallons— and 
it  gives  me  pleasure  to  be  aide  to  say  that  it  gave  much 
satisfaction :  only  regret  to  say  that  there  was  not  quite 
enough  to  finish  the  work,  so  we  were  compelled  to  use 
some  Bradley’s  and  some  Averell,  hut  shall  never  use  any 
other  than  the  Ingersoll  hereafter.  The  prompt  and  honor¬ 
able  business  habits  of  your  house  must  make  it  attractive 
to  all  who  have  any  experience  with  it. 

Yours  truly,  &c., 

SAMUEL  BROOKE. 


TO  OUR  LADY  READERS. 

Cannon  Falls,  Minnesota. 

Mr.  Ingersoll. 

Dear  Sir— Your  paint  is  a  great  improvement  over  all 
paints  I  have  ever  used,  after  an  experience  of  over  40 


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years.  I  think  it  meets  the  wants  of  the  public.  Ladies 
can  take  your  half-gallon  cans  and  dress  up  their- rooms 
without  calling  on  husband  or  painter.  My  daughter  has 
tried  it  with  success.  I  now  order  as  lollovvs  *  *  * 
Yours  truly,  J.  R,  BARNES. 


ABOUT  OCR  WHITE  PAINT  1 

Astoria,  Long  Island,  N.  7, 

1  have  used  the  Ingersoll  Paints  with  satisfaction.  In 
all  respects  they  are  superior  to  other  paints,  especially 
the  white.  s.  A.  IIAI.SEY 


PROM  HOUSE  PAINTERS. 

Brooklyn. 

Proprietors  Ingersoll  Paint. 

Gents.— Yours  at  hand  ;  hasten  to  answer.  You  wish  my 
opinion  in  reference  to  your  paint.  We  have  used  your 
Patent  Paint  with  perfect  satisfaction,  not  alone  to  our¬ 
selves,  but  also  to  others,  and  think  it  is  equal  to  any 
White  Lead  Paint  that  is  manufactured..  It  also  holds  its 
gloss  and  color  well,  and  we  see  no  reason  why  it  should 
not  wear  well,  as  it  dries  much  quicker  and  harder  in  the 
same  space  of  time  than  White  Lead  and  Oil  will. 

Wishing  you  every  success,  we  are,  respectfully, 

METZLER  &  SPRAGUE,  Painters. 


PROM  A  NEW  JERSEY  PAINTER. 

,  Long  Branch ,  N.  J. 

Ingersoll  Paint  Works. 

Gents.- 1  have  tried  your  White  Paint,  and  like  it  very 
much.  I  am  a  painter,  and  have  great  faith  in  the  Paint.  I 
desire  to  be  your  agent  here.  I  enclose  you  a  Post  Office 
order  for  amount  of  within  order. 

Yours  respectfully,  GEO.  II.  SWIFT. 


Palatka,  Florida. 

Proprietors  Ingersoll  Paint  Works. 

Gents. — The  paint  in  Ihe  house  is  all  right ;  like  it  very 
much.  As  soon  as  I  get  ready  to  paint  the  outside,  shall 
order  the  paiuts  from  you.  Several  have  called  to  see  it, 
and  taken  your  circular  with  them,  which  must  send  you 
customers.  Yours,  very  respectfully, 

N.  P.  WHITE. 


„  Hartford ,  Ct. 

Proprietors  Ingersoll  Paint  Works. 

Gentlemen— I  have  now  used  your  Paint  one  year,  during 
which  time  I  have  done  considerable  painting  on  new  ana 
old  houses,  and  I  write  to  say  that  it  excels  anything  I  have 
ever  used,  it  is  so  glossy.  I  And  I  can  sell  a  house  much 
better  when  painted  with  it  than  any  other  paint ;  and  then 
it  is  much  cheaper  than  anything  I  ever  used. 

Yours  truly,  WM.  H.  HARRISON. 


so 


Jersey  City  Heights. 
Proprietors  Ingersolt,  Paint  Works. 

Dear  Sir — I  have  used  your  paint  on  my  place  for  the 
last  twelve  months,  and  pronounce  it  to  he,  without  ex¬ 
ception,  the  best  paint  I  have  ever  used. 

Yours,  &c.,  DAVID  L.  WINTRINGH AM, 


riainfield,  -V.  •/. 

Proprietors  Ingersolt,  Paint  Works. 

Gents— I  have  used  the  paint  which  I  purchased  of  yon 
to  paint  the  inside  of  my  house  and  the  green  blinds  on 
the  outside.  I  only  used  one  coat,  and  I  know  it  covers 
equal  to  two  coats  of  ordinary  paint,  besides  having  a 
splendid  gloss.  It  certainly  excels  any  paint  I  have  ever 
used.  I  shall  order  enough  to  paint  the  outside  of  my 
house  the  coming  spring.  Yonrs,  with  respect, 

CI1AS.  H.  BUCKELEW, 

V.  S.  Ass'tlnsp.  of  Steam  Vessels. 


Maspeth ,  Long  Islrnd,  X.  T. 
Proprietors  Ingersolt.  Paint  Works. 

Gents— I  ha'  e  used  }  our  paint  with  great  satisfaction. 
My  painter,  who  objects  to  using  all  Heady  Mixed  lLiiuts 
on  account  of  their  working  hard,  says  yours  works  per¬ 
fectly  easy  and  natural.  I  find.it  costs  mo  less  than  buying 
materials' for  mixing  pain  Is  in  the  ordinary  way,  and  your 
pain  t  covers  better,  and  has  a  rich,  firm  gloss,  and  docs  not 
peel  off,  or  fade  iu  color.  It  supplies  a  want  of  the  public 
long  desired.  Any  one  using  it  will  be  re  idy  to  endorse  all 
I  have  said.  The  paint  covers,  per  gallon,  400  square  feet. 

Iam,  yours,  etc.,  WM.  BURCHAM, 

Twine  and  Sash  Cord  Factory. 


Brooklyn. 

Ingersolt,  Paint  Works. 

Gents — In  answer  to  yours  of  the  5th  inst.,  inquiring 
as  to  my  experience  in  the  use  of  your  “Ready  Mixed 
Paints,"  I  take  pleasure  in  saying  that  my  experience  is 
in  the  highest  degree  favorable,  so  much  so,  that  I  cannot 
too  heartily  endorse  them,  whether  lor  the  use  of  profes¬ 
sional  painters  or  those  who  never  handled  the  brush. 
The  durability  as  well  as  the  beauty  ot  paints  is  due  to  a 
proper  and  complete  admixture  ot  the  ingredients,  and 
you  have  “inst  hit  it.”  Yours  truly, 

J  B.  P.  CLAYTON. 


FROM  JONES  &.  DODD,  SHIP  AND  STEAMBOAT 
BUILDERS. 

New  York. 

We  have  used  the  Ingersoll  rain t  very  extensively  in  our 
business  the  past  winter,  and  find  thatitcoversunosually 
well,  works  freely,  and  the  outside  colors  have  a  rich,  dura- 
ble  gloss.  We  can  recommend  it  as  far  superior  to  White 


Lead  mixed  in  the  usual  way,  or  to  any  patent  paint  we 
have  tried. 

Very  respectfully,  JONES  &  DODD, 

88  Pike  Slip. 


I  have  used  the  Ingersoll  Paint  on  my  residence  at  Park- 
viile,  Long  Island,  and  tind  it  in  every  respect  a  superior 
paint,  ana  the  pace  at  which  it  is  sold  makes  it  much 
cheaper  than  White  Lead.  My  house  presents  a  beautiful 
glossy  appearance,  and  has  a  freshness  about  it  that  de¬ 
lights  every  one  who  has  seen  it. 

Yours,  DANIEL  M.  CUMISKEY, 

Sail  Maker ,  89  South  Street 


Rockville  Centre ,  Long  Island. 
Proprietors  Ingersoll  Paint  Works. 

Gentlemen — Through  the  recommendation  of  a  friend  of 
mine  I  have  been  using  some  of  your  paint,  and  being  so 
well  pleased  with  it,  I  thought  I  ought  to  acknowledge  to 
you  the  superiority  of  the  paint  above  any  I  ever  used 
before.  It  is  certainly  a  good  paint,  and  1  can  recommend 
it  with  pleasure  to  my  friends  and  neighbors,  and  shall  do 
so.  I  have  used  thousands  of  dollars  worth  of  paint  before 
I  used  yours,  but  yours  will  have  to  be  the  paint  in  future. 

Respectfully  yours,  CHARLES  PARKER. 

FROM  AN  OLD  STEAMBOAT  SUPERINTENDENT 
AND  GOVERNMENT  STEAMBOAT  INSPECTOR. 

New  York. 

I  have  used  the  Ingersoll  Paint  with  much  satisfaction. 
I  never  knew  a  paint  to  spread  so  nicely  and  make  such  a 
line  finish  as  it  does.  The  price  at  which  it  is  sold  is  very 
reasonable.  It  stands  remarkably  well. 

‘  HOSEA  BIRDSALL, 

U.  S.  Steamboat  Inspector. 


Pleasant  Valley ,  N.  J. 
Proprietors  Ingersoll  Paint  Works. 

Gentlemen— It  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  say  of  the 
Ingersoll  Paint,  which  1  have  been  using  very  extensively 
for  nearly  six  months,  that  it  far  surpasses,  in  excellence 
and  completeness,  anything  I  have  ever  used  in  the  way  of 
paint.  My  experience  has  been  extensive.  I  have  con¬ 
trasted  your  paint  with  others,  and  I  recommend  it  upon  its 
merits  as, being  the  best  I  have  ever  used  or  examined. 

Yours  truly, 

Dr.  J.  B.  BROWN. 


3  Peck  Slip,  New  York. 

Mr.  Ingersoll: 

Dear  Sir— I  have  thoroughly  tested  your  “  Paints  ;  ”  both 
for  inside  and.  outside  work.  I  like  them  far  better  than 


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any  1  have  hitherto  used,  on  account  of  their  color,  gloss 
and  durability:  and,  not  least,  the  facility  of  spreading, 
and -consequent  saving  of  time.  Yours,  &c., 

FRANCIS  BUTLER, 


ALABAMA. 

Vernon,  Sandford  Co.,  Ala. 

Dear  Sir:  Your  paint  has  given  entire  satisfaction; 
spreads  evenly,  leaving  a  beautiful  gloss.  As  to  cost,  I  have 
saved  at  least  fifty  per  cent,  by  ordering  from  you,  and  my 
works  present  a  much  better  appearance  than  work  that  has 
been  done  by  buying  the  materials  and  mixing  at  home, 
there  being  no  adulteration  in  yours;  for  which  1  recom¬ 
mend  it  to  all.  Yours, 

W.  J.  TRULL 


Belleville,  Conecuh  Co.,  Ala. 

Mlt.  INGEKSOLL: 

Dear  Sir:  I  have  used  the  Ingersoll  ready  mixed  paint, 
and  believe  it.  to  be  as  good  as'  recommended.  The  man 
who  put  it  on  has  some  experience  in  paints,  and  was  much 
pleased  with  it.  It  saves  at  least  25  per  cent.  In  regard  to 
your  character  in  business  with  us,  I  would  ask  for  no 
better. 

A.  D.  SAMPEY. 


ARKANSAS. 

Dardenells,  Yell  Co.,  Ark. 

Dear  Sir:  The  paint  I  bought  of  you  has  given  entire 
satisfaction.  The  5  gallons  painted  about  fourteen  squares 
(1,400  feet.),*  two  coats,  and  has  a  very  good  appearance,  a 
good  deal  like  varnish.  As  compared  with  the  common 
paint  in  nse  here,  it  is  at  least  two-thirds  cheaper,  not  in¬ 
cluding  the  mixing,  which  is  an  item  of  importance.  I 
think  svhen  its  merits  are  fully  and  more  extensively  known, 
it  will  displace  all  other  paints.  You  may  expect  an  order 
fo.  5  or  10  gallons  in  a  few  weeks. 

Yours, 

H.  G.  JOHNSTON. 

*  We  only  claim  5  gallons  to  cover  1,000  square  feet,  two 
coats. 


COLORADO. 

Fort  Collins,  Lari', ieu  Co.,  Col. 
Mr.  Ingersoll:  I  find  your  paint  to  be  all  that  is  claimed 
for  it,  and  I  can  recommend  it  to  the  public.  In  business  I 
find  Mr.  Ingersoll  prompt  and  honest. 

Yours, 

W.  F.  WATROUS 


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GEORGIA. 

Dublin,  Laurens  Co.,  Ga. 

Dear  Sir:  The  paint  I  ordered  from  you  comes  fully  up 
to  your  recommendations.  I  applied  it  to  the  outside  of 
my  house.  It  is  a  beautiful,  pure  white,  commanding  the 
admiration  of  all  who  see  it.  1  applied  two  coats.  The 
second  coat  (one  gallon)  covered  400  square  feet. 

You  need  have  no  fears  but  that  you  will  get  orders— 
plenty  of  them— from  this  locality. 

Yours,  etc., 

W.  S.  RAMSAY, 
Pastor  Baptist  Church. 


IOWA. 

Newburg,  Mitchell  Oo.,  Iowa. 

Dear  Sir:  We  have  used  your  paints  and  pronounce 
them  first  quality.  The  paints  are  far  superior  to  any 
mixed  paints  we  can  get  here,  and  much  cheaper ;  not  only 
cheaper  per  gallon,  but  a  gallon  will  cover  more  surface  and 
looks  better ;  and  I  can  recommend  the  paint  above  all 
other  mixed  paint  that  I  have  tried;  and  I  find  the  Inger- 
soll  Paint  Co.  honorable,  just  and  prompt  in  their  business 
relations,  and  are  worthy  the  patronage  of  the  public. 

AARON  SNYDER, 


KENTUCKY. 

Beda,  Ohio  Co.,  Ky„ 

Dear  Sir  :  I  have  used  part  of  the  barrel  of  paint  I  pur¬ 
chased  of  you  for  a  church.  It  gives  goon  satisfaction ; 
works  well;  spreads  easy,  and  dries  fast.  In  fact  I  am 
better  pleased  with  it  than  any  paint  I  have  ever  used,  and 
I  have  been  using  paints  of  different  kinds  for  near  twenty 
years.  I  am  a  blacksmith  and  wagon  maker.  All  the  white 
paints  we  get  will  wash  off  when  exposed  to  the  weather, 
being  made  of  a  little  white  lead  and  <x  good  deal  of  chalk 
and  Spanish  whitening.  Yours, 

BAZEL  M.  BENNETT. 

ILLINOIS. 

Carlinsville,  Macoupin  Co.,  III. 

Dear  Sir:  I  am  very  much  pleased  with  the  paint  I  pur¬ 
chased  of  you.  It  works  well  and  spreads  easy;  dries  very 
fast.  It  has  a  fine  glossy  appearance.  It  does  not  run  and 
drip  like  other  paints.  Tf  put  on  thick  or  thin,  it  remains 
so.  I  don’t  believe  it  will  get  chalky  and  rub  off  like  the 
most  of  paints.  It  preserves  its  whiteness  to  a  charm.  I 
can  recommend  it  to  all  who  may  wish  to  use  it ;  all  who 
have  seen  the  painting  are  well  pleased  with  its  appearance. 
I  recommend  persons  using  paint  to  try  it.  The  paint 
was  sent  according  to  all  agreements,  and  I  received  it  iu 
good  condition.  Yours, 

JOHN  R,  STEWART. 


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INDIANA. 

Wolcott ville,  Ind. 

Sms:  My  painter  says  Tie  never  used  as  good  and  nicely 
finished  paint  in  his  life  before  as  this.  I  think  he  wifi 
order  next  season  from  you. 

CHAS.  IRISH. 

ISRAEL  STROKE,  Painter. 


READ  THIS! 

Rockport,  Spencer  Co.,  Ind.,  Dec.28,  1874. 

Sir  :  Having  had  considerable  experience  in  painting  and 
in  mixing  paints,  and  having  used  your  outside  white  paint 
three  years  ago  upon  the  house  of  my  brother ,  1  find  it  not 
only  firm  and  hard ,  but  retaining  the  same  degree  of  glossy 
freshness  that  it  did  at  first.  This  is  the  remark  of  every 
one  who  has  seen  it.  1  like  the  paint  very  much,  and  firmly 
believe  that  a  person  having  never  used  a  brush  can  make' 
a  finer  finish  and  better  job  with  the  Ingersoll  Outside  Paint 
than  our  best  painters  can  do  with  any  other  paint. 

Yours, 

R.  L.  TULLIS. 


From  the  same  Gentleman  one  year  later. 

RocKroRT,  Ind.,  Dec.  25,  1875. 

Alfred  Fisher,  Esq. 

Worthy  Bro.  :  Your  letter  is  at  hand.  Believing  it  to  be 
the  bounden  duty  of  each  brother  to  alleviate  the  wants  and 
promote  the  welfare  of  each  other,  1  hasten  to  answer  your 
questions  as  I  have  answered  others  to  Patrons  on  the  same 
point.  The  testimonial  referred  to  in  Bro.  Ingersoll’s  cir¬ 
cular  I  wrote  in  good  faith,  believingwhat.  I  said  to  be  true. 
First  you  desire  to  know  my  “  experience  and  opinion  of 
this  Paint.”  I  first  used  the  Ingersoll  Paint  several  years 
ago  (as  stated!  “  upon  the  house  of  my  brother,”  which  has 
not  been  touched  with  a  brush  since,  and  it  looks  quite  re¬ 
spectable  yet.  Other  houses  in  the  neighborhood,  having 
been  painted  with  the  best  brands  of  White  Lead,  have  been 
painted  twice  since  it  was.  I  have  since  used  a  great  deal 
of  the  Paint  and  still  find  it.  a  success.  As  t.o  the  cheapness 
of  the  Paint,  I  find  it  much  cheaper  than  any  other  I  have 
used.  By  a  careful  estimate  I  fiud  it  to  cost  the  same  as 
yellow  ochre.  And  who  would  not  rather  have  a  White 
Paint  witli  a  good  body  for  a  ground  work  than  such  stuff. 

Yours  fraternally, 

R.  L.  TULLIS. 


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PAINTERS. 

LOUISIANA. 

New  Orleans,  La. 

Mr.  Ingersoll: 

Painters  are  now  Laying  your  mixed  paints,  and  are  much 
pleased  both  as  to  its  cost  and  its  perfect  adaptability  to  all 
kinds  of  work.  It  has  not  reached  this  country  much  as 
yet;  but  I  believe  when  tested  that  it  will  be  almost  univer¬ 
sally  used.  Yours,  &c., 

N.  D.  WETMOEE, 

166  Gravier  St.  &  17  Union  St.  I 


MAINE. 

Brunswick,  Cumberland  Co.,  Me. 

Your  paint  arrived  all  right.  I  nsed  it  on  the  outside  of 
my  house.  It  works  first -rate.  I  used  it  alongside  of  the 
best  white  lead  and  oil.  Your  paint  covered  a  great  deal 
the  best. 

LEWIS  SIMPSON,  2d. 


MARYLAND. 


Annapolis,  Md. 


Mr.  Ingersoll: 

Dear  Sir :  The  painting  of  my  house  is  completed,  and  I 
am  very  much  pleased  with  your  paint.  The  10  gallons  cov¬ 
ered  2,000  square  feet — two  coats — and  on  new  walls,  never 
before  painted.  The  color  is  beautiful  and  surface  hard.  It 
is  much  admired  by  all  who  have  examined  it,  and  I  hope 
you  may  receive  many  orders  from  this  section.  I  had  not 
enough  to  finish  the  building,  and  my  painter  mixed  other 
paint*  from  best  materials  for  the  back  wall ;  but,  in  my 
opinion,  it  is  not  as  good  as  yours. 

Respectfully  yours, 

L.  GIDDINGS. 


Annapolis,  Anne  Arundel  Co.,  Md. 

Dear  Sir;  The  paint  which  I  purchased  from  you  is  cer¬ 
tainly  less  costly  than  the  usual  white  lead  paints ;  in 
appearance  I  have  never  seen  it  surpassed.  I  can  say  that 
now  it  looks  as  fresh  and  beautiful  as  the  day  it  was 
finished.  Yours, 

N.  E.  BERRY. 


From  the  Painter  who  applied  the  preceding  Paint. 

Annapolis. 

Sir  :  Having  used  your  paints  in  painting  the  houses  ot 
Major  Luther  Giddings  and  Mr.  N.  Berry  I  have  found  them 
all  you  represent  them  to  be.  It  excels  any  paint  in  this 


country  both  as  to  quality  and  cheapness.  I  now  desire  to 
secure  the  Agency  in  this  city  and  the  adjoining  counties, 
for  the  sale  of  your  paints.  An  early  answer  is  requested. 

Yours  respectfully, 

GILBERT  MURDOCK. 


ROOF  PAINT. 

Hainsville,  Kent  Co.,  Md. 

Dear  Sir  :  I  have  used  your  paint  on  the  roof  of  my  por¬ 
tico,  and  on  the  floor  of  same.  It  has  proved  to  be  what 
was  recommended;  has  given  great  satisfaction.  I  find  it 
much  cheaper  than  any  other  paint  I  could  buy.  I  will  also 
say  that  my  order  was  filled,  with  promptness  and  satisfac¬ 
tion.  Yours, 

ISAAC  PARSOIT3. 


Endorsed  by  Painters. 

MICHIGAN. 

Watson,  Allegan  Co.,  Mice. 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  painted  my  (new)  house  this  last 
summer  -with  your  paint.  My  painter  says  that  I  saved 
lrom  a  third  to  a  half  in  buying  my  paint,  and  he  is  sure 
that  it  will  stay  on  four  times  as  lon^  as  other  paint  in  this 
neighborhood ;  for  the  paint  on  other  houses  begins  to 
cleave  off  in  3  or  four  years  ;  besides  your  paint  spreads  ou 
with  that  kind  of  gloss  that  every  one' likes  to  see. 

Yours, 

J.  B.  ALEXANDE1 


MISSOURI. 

Darksville,  Randolph  Co.,  Me. 

Dear  Sir  :  I  take  pleasure  in  stating  that  your  paint  is 
ail  that  you  represent  it  to  be ;  and,  in  fact,  I  think  it 
superior  to  any  that  has  ever  been  used  in  this  part  of  the 
ccuntry— and,  in  business,  I  can  say  vou  are  strictly  reliable. 

J.  H.  MILLER 


Having  noticed  Mr.  Miller’s  house  painted  with  “Ingir 
sell’s  Ready  Mixed  Paint,”  I  take  pleasure  in  sayiDg  the.  I 
consider  it  all  that  Mr.  Miller  represents  it  to  lie. 

W.  L.  T.  EVANS, 

Pastor  Baptist  Church ,  Darksville,  Mo. 


Painter's  Opinion. 

Lone  Star.  Itawamba  Co.,  Miss. 
Dear  Sir:  I  have  tried  the  paint  received  and  am  de¬ 
lighted  with  it.  The  painters  are  also  well  pleased.  • 
enclose  you  another  order. 


W.  H.  LEIGH, 


NEW  JERSEY. 

jSxiy ax/,  dinary  Confession  of  a  Painter. 

Newark,  N.  J. 

I  have  been  a  painter  for  twenty-five  years,  and  used  all 
sorts  and  kinds  of  paints,  and  I  firmly  believe  that  the 
iRff^rsoll  Paint  is  the  best  in  market,  and  so  recommend  it. 
Painters  can  make  money  in  using  it,  as  it  comes  less  than 
the  materials  tor  rnixiug  our  ordinary  paint.  Covers  much 
more  surface  per  gallon,  and  makes  a  rich,  glossy  finish 
that  no  painter  can  accomplish  with  our  paint. 

JAS.  W.  MATTHISON. 


NEW  YORK. 

Office  of  Mother  Noble’s  Remedies, 

77  Amity  St.,  New  York. 
Proprietor  Inceksoll,  Paint  Works : 

Sir:  T  have  used  at  my  residence,  Hastings  on  the  Hud¬ 
son,  a  iarge  quantity  of  your  green-house  paint  (white),  and 
also  outside  and  inside  white,  and  it  affords  me  pleasure  t 
testify  that  in  introducing  your  paints  to  the  public  you  ai\ 
t  public  benefactor,  for  these  reasons:  All  paints  appear  t( 
be  manufactured  for  the  purpose  of  profit  to  the  manufac 
tnrer  and  dealers  only.  Thus  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
dollars  pass  from  the  people  annually  for  compounds  called 
lead,  zinc,  chemical,  rubber,  enamel,  household  and  ready 
mixed  paints,  and  cheap  roof  paints,  &c.,  which  only  en 
dure  for  a  short  time.  Your  paint  is  not  only  .30  to  50  pe. 
cent,  jess  in  price,  beautiful  in  appearance,  but  outlastc 
many  times  all  other  paints.  I  therefore  assert  that  you  arc 
a  public  benefactor.  Very  respectfully, 

E.  P.  HUYLAR. 


From  an  Old  and  Celebrated  Painter. 

Our  Paint,  cmnpared  with  Lead. 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

i  have  just  completed  a  job  by  the  side  of  Brooklyn 
White  Lead,  and  have  knocked  the  socks  off  it.  I  shat 
require  a  large  quantity  of  your  paint  to  meet  the  demanc. 
here.  Notwithstanding  the  depression  in  business,  I  am 
crowded  with  work.  The  fine  appearance  of  your  paint  js 
attracting  universal  attention,  and  attracting  all  the  custom 
I  can  attend  to.  Ship  me  immediately  one  barrel  of  outside 
white,  and  one  barrel  of  inside  white,  and  one  barrel  of 
Esetallic  rood  tiaint;  it  is  the  best  roof  paint  lever  used. 

Yours,  &c., 

H.  S,  WHITNEY, 


Painter's  Opinion. 

Genoa,  Cayuga  Co.,  N.  Y. 

The  person  who  put  on  the  paint  received  of  you  spoke 
ighly  of  the  spreading  quality  of  the  paint,  it'  being  so 
horoughly  mixed  ;  and  the  person  for  whom  it  was  put  on 
was  well  pleased.  On  being  asked  if  he  should  buy  it  amiiu 
another  year,  said  he  should.  It  is  very  white.  Your  deal¬ 
ing  with  me  has  been  strictly  honest  and  to  the  letter.  I 
hink  there  will  be  much  more  of  your  paint  used  another 
eason. 

Yours  respectfully, 

L.  A.  GOODYEAR. 


Compared  with  New  York  Enamel  Paint  Co. 

Wolcott,  N.  Y. 

I  must  acknowledge  that  the  Ingersoll  Paint  which  I  have 
used  in  my  house  presents  a  most  beautiful  and  glossy 

appearance.  I  never  have  seen  it  equalled.  Mr. - ,  of 

this  place,  who  is  an  agent  for  another  ready  mixed  paint, 
desires  to  give  up  that  agency  and  take  yours.  I  can 
ecommend  nim  as  honest  aud  reliable. 

Yours  truly, 

C.  P.  SMITH. 


.NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Concord,  Cabarrus  Co.,  N.  C. 
The  paints  I  ordered  are  to  hand  in  good  order.  I  have 
put  on  one  can  of  white— it  looks  splendid. 

Yours, 

Mrs.  C.  JAY  HARRIS. 


Graham,  Alamance  Co.,  N.  C. 

Sra :  I  received  your  paint,  in  October  last,  and  it  did  all 
right,  and  I  was  much  pleased  with  it.  I  think  it  saved  me 
over  one-third  of  cost  in  buyingpaint.,  and  it  still  improves 
in  color.  It  is  the  cheapest  and  best  paint  that  I  ever  have 
seen. 

JOHN  G.  ALBRIGHT. 


OHIO. 

Painter's  Opinion. 

Amity,  Knox  Co.,  O. 

Dear  Sir:  I  am  well  satisfied  with  your  paint,  and  also 
the  price.  One  gallon  covered  fully  four  hundred  square 
feet,  and  the  painter  that  done  the  work  said  it  spreads  easy 
and  was  the  best  ever  used. 

Yours, 


Henry  Davis. 


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Old  Painter's  Opinion. 

Frazerburg,  Muskingum  Co.,  0. 

•  1  have  pretty  thoroughly  tried  your  paint,  and  consider  it 
excellent.  I  have  had  anT old  painter  painting ;  and  he  says 
it  is  very  good  paint,  and  easily  worked ;  it  spreads  over 
fully  as  much  space  as  you  say  it  will.  I  will  order  more 
soon.  Yours  truly, 

H.  Gortxee. 


Endorsed  by  Painters. 

Fort  Seneca,  Seneca  Co.,  0. 

Dear  Sre:  The  paint  I  received  came  in  good  condition, 
and  the  gallons  were  all  full.-  I  assisted  an  old  painter  in 
applying  it  on  a  new  building.  I  don’t  think  there  is  an¬ 
other  paint  manufactured  that  applies  as  well  as  yours ;  be¬ 
sides  its  leaving  such  a  smooth  and  glossy  surface,  no  set¬ 
tlings  in  the  bottoms  of  the  cans,  but.  the  last  in  the  can 
seemed  to  be  just  as  good  as  the  first.  I  venture  to  say  it  is 
25  per  cent,  less  in  cost  than  the  ordinary  way  of  mixing 
paint.  Yours,  &c., 

W.  F.  Shuman, 

D.  M.  Burries,  Painter 


PENNSYLVANIA. 

Roof  Paint— Important  Testimonial. 

Clarksburgh,  Indiana  Co.,  Pa. 

I  have  used  your  roofing  paint,  and  it  gives  every  satis¬ 
faction,  and  fully  meets  what  your  circulars  represent ;  and 
as  for  cost,  I  think  cheaper  than  any  I  know  of  in  the  coun¬ 
try.  My  order  was  filled  promptly. 

I  remain,  yours  truly, 

K.  J.  Arnold 


Painters  Satisfied. 

Oley.  Berks  Co.,  Pa. 

Dear  Sir  :  Having  had  occasion  to  paint  a  new  barn  last 
summer,  I  resolved  to  try  your  paint.  It  gave  satisfaction  ; 
as  two  coats  covered  it  as' nicely  as  did  three  coats  mixed 
by  the  ordinary  way  for  a  neighbor’s  bam ;  and  more  than 
that  alone,  your  paint  now  retains  its  natural  color  and 
gloss,  while  his  has  disappeared.  The  work  was  finished 
much  sooner,  and  with  better  satisfaction  by  the  painter ; 
and  as  for  the  character  of  your  firm,  I  am  well  satisfied,  as 
I  had  in  my  first  order  oversent  the  amount  of  bill,  which 
they  returned ;  and  all  paint  was  sent  with  dispatch  and 
promptness. 

Yours,  &c. 

J.  A.  Jack. 


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Three  Painters'  Opinions. 

Amity yille,  Berks  Co  ,  Pa. 

Dear  Sir:  I  have  U6ed  part  of  ihe  paint  I  ordered  from 
you,  and  it  gives  entire  satisfaction.  It  covers  well,  equal 
to  any  other  paint,  spreads  easy,  dries  very  fast,  and  gets 
very  smooth  and  hard.  I  had  ihree  experienced  painters  to 
examine  it  since  I  used  it,  and  they  all  pronounced  it  supe¬ 
rior  to  white  lead  paint  or  any  other  paint  that  they  had 
used.  I  can  recommend  it  tfl  all  wishing  good  paint,  and 
shall  do  so.  I  also  consider  it  from  10  to  20  per  cent  cheaper 
as  compared  with  prices  of  other  paiDts.  Would  have  an¬ 
swered  sooner  but  had  no:  sufficiently  tested  it. 

Yours,  respectfully, 

Geo.  K.  Lorah. 


What  t.  :e  Painter  says. 

Columbia,  Bradford  Co.,  Pa. 

Dear  Sir:  The  seveiteen  gallons  of  prepared  paint  I 
ordered  of  you  last  Ju.  e  was  received  in  good  order,  and 
gives  entire  satisfaction.  Before  ordering  it,  I  had  em¬ 
ployed  an  experienced  nainter  to  do  the  work,  and  he  said 
.t  spread  easily  and  co-'ered  well ;  and  he  thought  the  green 
paint  for  blinds  w'as  s  perior  to  anything  he  ever  used,  and 
will  recommend  itseP  .  and  we  can  recommend  it  to  all  as 
„he  cheapest  paint  I  have  any  knowledge  of;  and  I  think 
those  washing  to  pa  at  will  save  both  time  and  money  by 
using  your  ready  mi  >,ed  paint,  as  it  seems  all  it  is  recom¬ 
mended  to  be. 

John  H.  Kilgore. 


Painter's  Opinion. 

Lewistown,  Mifflin  Co.,  Pa. 

Dear  Sir:  I  «.m  delighted  with  the  paint  you  sent  me. 
Ii  is  just  what  you  recommended  it  to  be.  I  employed  a 
man  to  help  paint,  who  has  worked  at  the  business  for 
years.  He  said  it  was  very  good — the  finest  and  smoothest 
he  ever  used.  At  your  offer,  it  costs  about  one-third  what 
other  paint  would  cost  me  here.  I  and  others  expect  to  use 
more  next  summer.  With  respect, 

T.  G.  Bell. 


Painter's  Opinion  of  the  Poof  Paint. 

Saldja,  Westmoreland  Co.,  Pa. 

Dear  Sir:  I  have  used  the  paint  I  purchased  of  you.  It 
gives  good  satisfaction,  and  works  well ;  dries  very  fast, 
and  presents  a  glossy  appearance.  It  is  admired  by  every 
passer-b.v,  and  will  recommend  itself  wherever  used.  I 
also  used  your  roof  paint,  and  the  painter  pronounces  it  the 
test  he  ever  used.  I  think  those  desiring  to  paint,  will 
save  40  per  cent,  by  using  the  Ingersoll  Paint. 

Yours,  S.  G.  Thompson. 


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RHODE  ISLAND. 


Centreville,  Kent  Co.,  R.  I. 

Dear  Sir:  I  have  used  the  20  gallons  of  white  pair'; 
ordeied  from  you  some  three  months  since,  and  like  it,  so 
far,  very  well ;  it  is  whiter  by  age.  Most  of  the  lead  that  1 
have  used  turns  black  or  dark  from  sulphuret  hydrogen  gas 
from  hard  coal.  I  think  your  paint  the  best  ready  mixed 
paint  that  I  ever  used. 

Ezra  J.  Cadt,  Manvfac.  Chemist ■= 


oOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Prosperity,  Newberry  Co.,  S.  C. 

Dear  Sib:  '.The  uaint  which  I  ordered  of  you  has  been 
received.  Mr.  George  A.  Counts,  Sr.,  an  aged  carpenter, 
and  myself  put  one  coat  on  seven  doors  at  Mr.  M.  D.  Kiu- 
nard's  dwelling.  Mr.  Counts  has  been  a  paint-worker  for 
over  30  years,  he  pronounced  your  paint  No.  1.  He  said  it 
spread  so  smoothly,  and  was  so  entirely  free  from  lumps, 
that  he  never  could  get  white  lead  that  -would  grind  so  Sine, 
and  work  so  smoothly.  He  was  surprised  at  the  mild  smell 
in  comparison  with  our  ordinary  paints.  That  it  did  not 
run  down  over  the  work  when  put  on,  as  is  generally  the 
case.  It  spread  further,  and  stained  the  wood  better  than 
we  ever  saw  done  before.  Your  paint  needs  only  be  seen  to 
show  its  vast  superiority  over  all  other  paints.  Enclosed  is 
a  Post- office  money  order  for  enclosed  list  of  paint. 

Yours.  &c 

A.  Y.  L.  Moser. 


TENNESSEE. 

Extraordinary  Opinion  of  a  Painter. 

Greenville,  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 

Mr.  Ingersoll  :  The  paint  which  I  bought  of  you 
has  proven  satisfactory.  I  got ’William  E.  Maize~to  do  my 
painting.  He  is  a  well-experienced  painter.  Says  it  is  not 
to  be  equalled  by  any  other  paint  in  existence  ;  it  works  so 
smoothly  and  so  easily.  The  paint  yon  sent  me  is  enough 
to  prove  its  own  character. 

Yours^  sincerely, 

Henry  Smith  &  Son. 


VERMONT. 

St.  Johnsbury,  Yt. 

Mr.  Ingersoll: 

Dear  Sir:  I  use  considerate  ,yaint, making  house-build¬ 
ing  a  part  of  my  business.  After  using  your  paint  I  exrr 
fully  satisfied  with  it,  and  herewith  enclose  another  order, 
which  please  ship  as  previously  directed. 

Most  truly  yours, 

E.  L.  Hovey. 


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Painter's  Opinions. 

Brownington,  Orleans  Co.,  Vt. 

The  paint  I  purchased  of  you  last  Kali  to  paint  the  inside 
of  my  house,  has  a  rich  firm  gloss,  and  has  no  indication  of 
peeling  oil %  nor  fading  in  color.  My  painter  says  it,  looks 
as  though  there  had  been  a  coat  of  varnish  put  on.  I  think 
it  is  certainly  25  per  cent,  cheaper  than  paint  bought  and 
mixed  in  the  ordinary  way.  Others  that  have  seen  my 
paint  say  they  shall  use  this  kind,  should  they  want  to 
paint  again.  It  is  all  that  I  can  wisn.  Your  business  rela¬ 
tions  have  been  prompt,  indeed.  1  shall  order  in  the 
spring  enough  to  paint  the  outside  of  my  house. 

Yours,  A.  H.  Allard. 


What  the  Painter  says. 

East  Barnard,  Windsor  Co.,  Vt. 

Mu.  Inqkksoll  :  1  have  not  used  your  paint  myself,  but 
purchased  of  you  for  my  townsmen.  I  have  waited  till  now 
before  writing,  that  1  might  get  the  testimony  of  our 
painter.  He  says  the  paint  is  all  right — spreads  well,  coats 
well,  and  looks  well. 

Yours,  E.  W.  Allen. 


WISCONSIN. 

Bradtvtlle,  Grant  Co.,  Wis. 

Yours  to  hand.  I  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  the 
paint  I  purchased  of  you  gives  great  satisfaction  ;  it.  works 
freely,  and  covers  more  surface  than  any  other  paint  that.  I 
have  used.  I  have  used  a  great  deal  of  paint  during  the 
past  few  years,  and  I  consider  the  lngersoll  the  best  and 
cheapest  that  I  have  ever  used ;  and  at  least  a  saving  of  25 
per  cent,  over  all  other  paints ;  and  can  cheerfully  recom¬ 
mend  it  to  all  those  using  paint.  Shall  send  you  a  large 
order  in  the  spring. 

I  am  yours,  &c. 

John  Jones,  P.  M. 


OPINIONS  OF  THE  PRESS. 

Prom.  New  York  Christian  Advocate. 
paint  that  wtll  stand. 

Our  neighbors,  the  New  York  Independent ,  are  painting 
their  new  building  in  the  most  gorgeous  manner  with  In- 
gersoH’s  celebrated  ready-mixed  old  English  lead  and 
French  zinc.  This  elegant  paint  outlasts  very  much  any 
other  paint,  and  is  very  reasonable  in  price.  We  are  using 
it ,  and  advise  our  readers  who  use  paint,  and  all  who  keep 
stores,  to  inclose  postage  stamps  and  have  sent  free  their 
complete  work:  “ How  Every  Man  can  Paint,”  with  speci¬ 
mens  of  colors,  brush,  price,  terms,  etc. 


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From  New  York  Independent. 

WONDERFUL  DISCOVERY  IN  PAINT. 

INTERESTING  TO  ALL  WHO  USE  PAINT. 

We  have  before  us  an  important  work,  entitled  “How 
every  Man  can  Paint  and  Select  Colors  for  Houses,  and 
many  Useful  Hints  how  to  save  Money,  with  Specimens  of 
Colors,  Chemical  Analysis  of  Paints,  &c.,  &c.” 

This  is  a  most  valuable  work,  issued  free  to  applicants 
by  the  Ingersoll  Paint  Works  New  York.  The  book 
plains  all  the  secrets  of  the  painter’s  trade,  the  chemistry  of 
paints,  points  out  the  defects  of  our  modem  paints  over 
those  of  the  ancients,  who  produced  paints  that  endured  for 
a  thousand  years.  Ol  Ingersoll’s  Paint,  unquestioned  refer¬ 
ence  is  given  of  its  enduring  for  twenty  years,  which  is 
about  three  times  as  long  as  that  of  any  other  known  paim 
of  the  present  day.  This  appears  wonderful  in  these  days 
of  modern  petroleum  paints,  which  perish  almost  with  their 
use.  We  advise  all  who  use  paints,  and  all  dealers,  to  write 
and  secure  an  agency  for  a  paint  whose  use  must  become 
universal. 

From  New  York  Observer. 

Are  you  Going  to  Paint  ? — Then  send,  and  have  sent 
free  the  book,  "Every  Man  His  Own  Painter,”  issued  by 
the  Ingersoll  Ready  Mixed  Paint  Works.  Their  paint  is, 
we  are  assured,  unquestionably  the  best  and  cheapest  pre¬ 
paration  of  old  English  lend  and  French  zinc  known  to  sci¬ 
ence,  Its  price  is  less  than  cost  of  materials  for  making 
ordinary  paint,  and  endures  three  times  as  long. 


From  the  Christian  Union. 

Wonderful  Paint!— All,  abont  painting,  should  do  as 
we  have — enclose  stamp  and  have  sent  free  the  book  "  How 
Every  Man  can  Paint,”  and  select  colors,  with  specimens  of 
brilliant  colors,  and  full  account  of  a  preparation  of  old 
English  lead  and  French  zinc,  ready  mixed,  in  all  colors, 
that  will  endure  much  longer,  and  less  in  price,  than  any 
other  paint  of  the  present  day.  Every  one  who  has  painting 
to  do  will  save  money  in  reading  the  book,  whether  they 
buy  the  paint  or  not.  _ 

From  Examiner  and  Chronicle. 

The  Ingersoll  ready  mixed  paint  in  all  colors  is  probably 
the  best  and  cheapest  paint  of  the  present  day.  It  is  the 
result  of  a  lifetime  of  study  and  practice.  This  paint  must 
not  be  confounded  and  classed  with  any  of  the  chemical 
rubber,  or  enamel,  or  patent  paints  of  the  day.  It  is  quite 
another  article.  We  have  used  it  with  great  satisfaction. 

From  the  Churchman. 

Ingersoll's  Paint,  in  all  colors,  ready  mixed.  Any  one  can 
apply  it.  Lower  priced  than  any  other  ordinary  paint.  No 
adulterations.  Its  base  lead  and  zinc.  No  benzine  in  it. 
An  entirely  different  article  from  many  of  the  ready-mixed 
paiDts  of  the  day.  We  have  used  it  ourselves,  with  profit 
and  satisfaction. 


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Potato-Bug  and  Cotton- Worm, 

ITS  HISTORY  AND  HABITS, 

PARIS  GREEN. 

THE  ONLY  EXTERMINATOR. 

HOTV  TO  USE  IT  SUCCESSFULLY.  .JjF% 


Extract  from  the  Report  of  the  State  Agricultural  Board 
of  Michigan,  bg  Prof.  A.  J.  Cook ,  of  Lansing,  Mich. 

If  any  one  should  doubt,  that  this  late  comer  among  our 
pests  takes  first  rank  as  an  enemy  to  our  field  crops,  he 
would  only  need  to  glance  at  the  market  columns  of  any  of 
our  journals  to  become  speedily  convinced  of  his  error. 
What,  signifies  the  fact  that  potatoes  are  quoted,  and  have 
been  for  the  past  two  or  three  years,  even  in  the  rural  jour¬ 
nals,  at  $1  and  upward  per  bushel,  unless  it  means  that  the 
potato  beetle  is  feat  converting  a  common  article  of  diet 
into  a  luxury?  Nay,  more,  it  asserts  that  even  known 
remedies  are  slow  of  application.  Though,  in  this  case,  we 
have  a  very  cheap  and  perfectly  effective  remedy,  still,  actual 
observation  and  the  high  price  of  potatoes  prove  that  barely 
half  our  farmers  make  use  of  it.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that, 
should  this  article  induce  all  our  farmers  “  to  fight,  the  potato 
beetle  by  the  most  approved  method."  it  would  add  at  least 
%100,000  to  the  wealth  of  our  State,  the  coming  year. 

HISTORY. 

The  history  of  this  beetle — that  it  is  a  native  of  Colorado, 
where  it  was  discovered,  named,  and  described  by  Say, 
many  years  ago;  how,  on  a  bridge  of  potato  vines,  it  in¬ 
fested  our  Western  States,  less  than  a  score  of  years  since, 
and  from  thence  spread  rapidly  eastward,  till  now  it  has 
actually  gained  our  Atlantic  coast.,  where  it  only  awaits  op¬ 
portunity  to  take  passage  for  Europe,  where  it  will  con¬ 
tinue  its  dreaded  ravages  in  the  green  fields  of  the  Emerald 
Isle— all  this  is  already  well  known. 

NATURAL  HISTORY. 

The  natural  history  of  the  potato  beetle  is  also  familiar  to 
most  of  our  farmers.  It  comes  forth  out  of  the  earth,  as  a 
beetle,  just  as  the  potato  vines  are  peering  from  the  ground. 
Sometimes,  as  the  creature  stands  over  the  hill,  it  seems 
fairly  to  grin  in  expectant  longing  for  the  rich,  tender  feasts 
which  nature  is  about  to  spread.  With  the  coming  of  warm 
days  the  female  lays  her  clusters  of  orange  eggs,  sometimes 


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to  the  number  of  a  thousand — a  single  beetle  which  I  con¬ 
fined  laid  over  eleven  hundred  eggs — either  on  the  under¬ 
side  of  the  leaves  of  the  potato  vines,  or  on  blades  of  grass 
or  other  vegetables  near  by.  These  soon  hatch,  when  the 
young  or  larvae  are  found  to  eat  quite  as  voraciously  as  the 
mature  beetle.  In  about  fifteen  days  the  young  become 
fully  developed,  when  they  pass  into  the  ground  to  pupate. 
After  about  ten  days  of  such  quiet,  they  come  forth  in  the 
beetle  stage,  and  from  their  freshness  it  might  be  thought 
that  the  old-time  beetles  had  been  absent  to  get  a  new  suit, 
and  had  just  returned  to  show  their  finery.  These  beetles, 
with  their  bright  bands  of  yellow  and  black,  mate,  deposit 
eggs,  and  soon  die ;  behaving  in  all  respects  as  before.  So, 
too.  the  larvae  and  pupae.  These  again  are  followed  by  a 
third  brood,  which  completes  the  ruinous  work  for  the  sea¬ 
son;  but  the  pupae  of  this  last  brood  do  not  come  forth  in 
ten  days,  nor  do  they  die;  but,  resting  quietly  beneath  the 
earth,  seem  to  be  gathering  strength  lor  a  miserable  repeti¬ 
tion  of  the  previous  year’s  abomination. 


REMEDIES. 

Inasmuch  as  Paris  Green  is  so  practical,  so  efficient,  and 
10  cheap  a  remedy  for  this  pest,  I  shall  in  this  place  do  what 
avery  farmer  had  better  do  on  it’s  farm— ignore  all  other 
means,  such  as  band-nicking.  machinflry  &c.,  as  too  ex¬ 
pensive,  and  not  sufficiently  thorough,  with  a  little  care, 
Paris  Green — the  genuine  article,  of  course — is  entirely  safe, 
and  we  may  well  welcome  the  change  of  its  use  from  our 
beautiful  green-tinted  wall  papers,  where  its  poisonous  ex¬ 
halations  have  long  gendered  disease  and  death,  to  the 
richer  green  of  our~potato-fields.  The  two  methods  which 
have  been  tried  at  the  College,  with  the  best  success  as  to 
economy,  are  either  to  mix  the  green  with  water,  a  heaping 
tablespoonful  to  ten  quarts  of  the  fluid,  and  sprinkle  on  with 
a  common  sprinkler,  or  an  old  broom,  or  to  mix  the  greeD 
with  flour,  in  the  proportion  of  one  part  of  green  to  six  of 
flour,  sifted  on  when  there  is  no  dew  on  the  vines,  either 
through  a  muslin  bag,  suspended  to  a  convenient  handle 
that  it  may  be  carried  and  shaken  over  the  vines  (the  person 
making  the  application  walking  upright),  or  with  a  pail,  the 
bottom  being  of  fine  wire  gauze  or  perforated  tin.  Where 
fiese  methods  are  used,  the  whole  expense  per  acre.  J or  both 
material  and  cost  of  application ,  will  not  exceed  $5  for  the 
season.  After  careful  experimenting,  I  have  found  the  flour 
mixture  preferable  to  all  other  preparations.  The  flour 
makes  the  green  adhere  to  the  vines,  so  that  the  heaviest 
■  rain  is  powerless  to  remove  it.  No  second  application  is 
needed  till  enlarged  growth  of  vines  demand  it.  I  make  the 
mixture  strong— one  of  powder  to  six  of  flour— so  that  in 
making  the  application  we  need  add  only  just  enough  of  the 
mixture  that  we  may  be  able  to  see  it  on  the  vines. 

I  have  thus  been  enabled  to  safely  apply  this  mixture 
even  to  our  tender  melon  and  cucumber  vines.  I  would  not 
apply  it  when  the  dew  is  on,  as  the  application  will  be  more 


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even  if  the  vines  are  dry,  and,  with  the  strength  recom¬ 
mended  above,  will  always  prove  effectual.  I  think  this  is 
the  most  economical  method  yet  recommended.  By  using 
the  flour  mixture  I  have  found  that  two  applications  are 
always  sufficient  for  our  early  varieties,  and  frequently  in 
later  ones,  and  three  applications  are  in  any  case  all  that 
are  needed,  even  in  seasons  of  heaviest,  rains. 

We  have  unusual  facilities  for  supplying  Paris  Green 
direct  to  consumers  at  prices  full  one-third  less  than  it  can 
be  supplied  by  dealers  or  ordinary  manufacturers. 

It.  is  put.  up  only  in  14,  28,  56,  100,  and  250  lb.  packages, 
and  delivered  free  of  cartage  or  package  to  place  of  ship¬ 
ment  in  this  city.  40  cents  per  pound. 


How  to  Improve  your  Home. 

{From.  Letter  in  Home  Journal  and  Rural  Southland  of 
New  Orleans.) 

“  My  host  bought  this  pleasant  retreat  four  years  ago.  It 
was  then  in  the  common,  condition  of  many  New  England 
farms — the  buildings  were  weather-beaten,  unpainted,  and 
dilapidated— now,  there  is  not  a  prettier  place,  or  lovelier 
location  hereabouts;  and,  better  still,  this  homestead  has 
doubled  its  value.  All  the  neighborhood  has  changed  and 
improved.  The  farms  arc  well  kept,  and  trim  ;  the  orchards 
free  from  rubbish;  the  lands  cleared  from  stubble.  Painted 
fences  displacing  the  crazy  old  boards,  ornamental  trees, 
clean,  comfortable,  painted  bai  ns,  and  cosy,  painted  white 
houses— everybody  taking  pride  in  their  homes  and  sur¬ 
roundings,  just,  because  one  man  of  thrift,  energy,  and 
taste,  appreciating  the  object  of  living,  chooses  to  enioy  a 
neat,  comfortable,  and  consequently,  attractive  and  pleaoant 
home.” 


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ON  GRAINING  WALNUT. 

The  ground-work  should  be  salmon  color.  Old 
painted  wood-work  should  be  sand-papered  and 
pumiced  before  being  painted.  One  coat  on 
old  work  will  be  enough  for  graining  walnut,  as 
it  is  well  not  to  have  too  much  paint  to  grain 
over.  When  the  work  is  prepared,  then  apply  the 
stipling  (which  we  furnish  at  $3  per  gallon)  with  a 
brush;  then  flog  with  the  flogging  brush.  For 
instance,  a  door,  commencing  at  the  bottom  of  the 
panel  flogging  upwards,  taking  the  mouldings 
with  the  panel,  then  the  stiles,  flog  with  the  grain 
of  the  wood,  wiping  off  the  joints  so  as  to 
make  the  work  clean  when  finished.  This  must 
be  done  rapidly,  as  it  dries  very  quick  ;  then, 
when  dry,  apply  the  graining  color,  which  must 
be  well  rubbed  out,  so  that  the  stippling  will 
show  through  it. 

FOR  GRAINING  OAK, 

the  ground-work  should  be  buff,  either  dark  or 
light  ;  for  oak  the  wood  must  be  well  covered  ; 
two  coats  should  be  enough.  When  the  ground¬ 
work  is  dry,  then  apply  the  graining  color,  rub¬ 
bing  it  on  even  with  a  brush,  then  combing  the 
the  panels  with  steel  or  leather  combs,  wiping  out 
the  stiles — a  natural  growth — with  a  rag,  as  the 

case  may  be. 


48 


BARNES  IMPROVED  AMERICAN  CAN- 
OPENER. 


Cast  Steel .  . Price  25  cents. 


This  is  one  of  the  best  and  most  durable  Can-openers. 
Makes  a  clean  cut  through  the  tin.  A  child  can  use  it.  It 
is  a  very  useful  article  in  the  house,  not  only  for  Paint-Cans, 
but  for  all  kinds  ot  prepared  Fruit  and  Vegetable  Cans. 


PAINT  BRUSHES.— Round. 


MALED  FREE. 


Quality  E,  Extra  all  white,  is  the  best  Brush  manufac¬ 
tured,  made  from  selected  Okatka  Bristles,  usually  termed 
Extra  Extra,  and  made  especially  for  Painters’  fine  use. 


No. 

6 

5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

o 

2- 0 

3- o 

4- 0 

5- o 

6- 0 


Twine  or  Wire  Bound. — Star  Brand. 
. each . 


Family 


Painters. 


Price. 
$  o  50 
o  60 
9  7° 
o  go 
1  20 

1  50 

2  00 
2  25 

2  75 

3  25 

4  00 
4  75 


49 


VARNISH  &  PAINT  BRUSH ES—  Quality  E. 


MAILED  FREE. 


Quality  E.  This  brush  corresponds  in  quality  with  our 
Extra  Extra  Paint  Brushes.  As  it  .is  ground  very  fine,  the 
large  sizes  are  used  for  fine  painting  by  painters. 


No.  Twine  or  Wire  Bound — Star  Brand.  Price. 


6  . each  . $  o  40 

5  .  "  •  . .  o  55 

4  .  ..  “  .  o  60 

3  •<  “  o  70 

2  . “  .  o  85 

r  .  “  . .  1  00 

o  . “  .  .  1  25 

2- 0 .  “  .  1  50 

3- 0  .  “  .  1  80 

4- 0  V;,.'. “  .  275 

5- 0 .  “  3  00 

fro  . “  3  75 

7-o  . 4  4  75 


SASH  TOOLS.— O  K,  French. 


MAILED  FREE. 


Quality  F.  Made  from  extra  fine  French  bristles,  to 
correspond  with  our  E  brand  of  Paint  Brushes.  Superior 
to  all. 


No. 


Price. 


o  20 
o  25 


3 

4 

5 

6 


o  30 
o  35 
o  40 
o  45 
o  50 
o  55 


Star  Brand. 

. each.. . 


50 

PAINT  BRUSHES. —Round. 


■MAILED  FREE. 


Quality  B  is  all  white  bristles  outside,  with  Gray 


mixed  centre,  a  good  brush  for  ordinary  work. 


No.  Each. 

6  . $0  25 

5  30 

4  . , .  35 

3  40 

2  50 

1  .  .  60 

ft  .  T5 

2— 4 .  90 

8—0 .  1  10 

4-0 .  1  25 

C — 0  Painter’s  use . . .  150 

0-0  “  “  - .....  ...L. . .  1  75 

7—ft  “  '*  . .  2  00 


O.  K.  Flat  Paint  Brushes,  Metal 
Straps — Riveted 

MAILED  FEEE. 


O.  K.  Plat  Paint  Brushes  are  made  of  fine  white 
bristles,  warranted  not  to  come  to  pieces,  in  great 
demand. 


3$  inches,  each. . . 

4  .<  .. 

4i  “  “  . 

6  “  “  .... 

51 

WALL,  or  FLAT  PAINT  BRUSHES. 

MAILED  FREE. 

These  Brushes  are  bound  with  metal.  All  white  bristlec 
and  used  extensively  for  painting  walls  and  floors. 

3  inch  spread . each . $  i  50 

45 - “ . “  .  2  5° 


ROOF  BRUSHES. 

MAILED,  25  CENTS  EXTRA 


2  knots 


each. 


3  00 


PAINT  DUSTERS. 

MAILED  FREE. 


3- 0  Black  Russia  Bristles. 

4- o  “  “  “ 


>  o  70 

1  50 

2  00 

3  00 


each. 


52 

FURNITURE  DUSTERS 


MAILED  FREE. 


5  Barber  Duster .  “  .  i  75 


WHITE-WASH  HEADS.— Quality  B. 


MAILED  FREE. 


Quality  B,  gray  centre,  cased  with  fine  white  bristles. 
No.  Star  Brand.  Price. 

4  or  5  inch . each . Joto 

6  or  6i  “  “  o  65 

8  or  yk  u  .  u  o  go 

10  or  8i  “  .  “  1  10 

12  or  9*  “  “  1  40 

14  or  10$  “  .  “  1  75 


53 

FANCY  DUSTING  BRUSHES.— Quality  E. 
Ornamented  Back. 

MAILED  FREE. 


No. 


Price. 


1  . each 

2  ...  .  .  14 

5  .  “ 

7  . 


$  o  8o 
t  oo 

1  30 

2  OO 


WHITE-WASH  HEADS— Quality  C. 

MAILED  FREE. 


Quality  C,  a  good  Brush,  for  Mason’s  use,  made  with  a 
ow  of  bristles  in  the  centre  of  the  block. 


No. 

100  or  i\  inch 
200  or  8f  “ 
300  or  9!  “ 
400  or  105  “ 


Price. 
$  I  66 
2  25 

2  75 

3  12 


Star  Braijd. 
. each. . 


54 


KALSOMINE  BRUSHES. 
Diamond  Quality. 

MAILED  FREE. 


All  white  bristles,  made  with  either  long  or  short  handles. 
No.  Star  Brand.  Price. 

1  . each . $  2  70 

2  .  il  .  3  00 

3  .  “  .  3  37 


WHITE-WASH  HEADS. 
Extra  Extra. — Quality  G. 

MAILED  FREE. 


Quality  G. 
heavy  stock. 
No. 

20  . 

25  . 


Pure  Russia  bristles,  is  made  of  long  and 


Price. 

$  3  00 
4  00 


Star  Brand. 
. each. 


55 

KALSOMINING  BRUSH  ES.— Quality  A. 

MAILED  FREE. 


Made  of  extra  Russia  bristles,  gray  middle,  cased  with 


white  Okatka  bristles. 
Size. 

5  inch . 

6  “  . "T.  .\ . 

Star  Brand. 

Price. 
. $3  i° 

U 

8  “  . 

u 

9  u  . 

. .  “  . 

.  7  75 

LEATHER-BACK  HORSE -BRUSH. 

MAILED  FREE. 


No.  Russet  Leather. 

Price. 

104 . 

121  . . 

each . 

315  Joe  Elliott . 

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316  Thomas  Jefferson . ... 

317  “  u  .... 

50  Kentucky  M  .... 

217  Bonner’s  Dexter . 

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218  “  “  . 

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817  *  *  Extra 

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56 

PASTE,  OH  PAPER-HANGERS’  BRUSH. 

MAILED  FREE. 


i  W  W  Bru‘h.  Hand] 

_  _ _  bristles  on  the  outside.  Suita 

Paste,  Hanging  Paper,  Painting  Roofs,  or  Varnishinj 

of  Vessels. 

No.  Star  Brand, 

i  . each... 


Made  on  a  block  similar  to 
inches  long,  white 


Price. 


SCRUB  BRUSHES. 

MAILED  FREE. 


No. 


Price. 


each. 


$050 
o  65 

o  75 


3 


57 

GRAINING  COMBS. 


Price. 

English  Steel  Graining  Combs,  per  set . $2  50 

Leather  “  “  “  .  1  50 


We  have  a  full  assortment  of 

HOUSEHOLD  BRUSHES, 
PAINT  BRUSHES, 
FLESH  BRUSHES, 
STABLE  BRUSHES, 
BRISTLE  BROOMS, 
WINDOW  BRUSHES, 
ETC.,  ETC., 

Of  all  sorts,  kinds,  and  descriptions. 


58 


MANE  BRUSHES. 


No.  Price. 

4  Gray  Bristles . each.  . . $  i 

5  White  “  .  “  .  . .  2 

9  Sea  Root  .  “  .  2 


888 


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PROTECT  MACHINES,  TOOLS,  AND 
WAGONS. 

The  Farmer’s  Union  says,  now  harvesting  is 
over  take  care  of  the  tools.  A  harvester  that 
costs  $200  is  too  expensive  a  piece  of  machinery 
to  be  out  in  all  weathers  exposed  to  wind,  sun, 
and  rain.  A  correspondent,  some  time  since, 
made  the  startling  announcement  that  they  did  not 
do  over  two  months’  work  before  they  were  worn 
out,  estimating  that  two  weeks’  labor  was  got  out 
of  them  each  year,  and  that  they  were  worn  out 
in  four  years.  Now  this  ought  not  to  be  so,  and 
yet  it  is  the  case  in  too  many  instances.  Build  a 
shelter,  be  it  ever  so  cheap,  to  store  all  machinery, 
implements,  and  wagons.  Each  fall  give  them  a 
good  coat  of  paint.  Paint  the  plow,  iron,  wood¬ 
work  and  all  ;  so  with  many  other  tools.  A  hoe 
painted,  iron  and  wood,  in  this  way,  will  last  five 
times  as  long  as  one  not  painted.  Take  the 
sickle  out  of  the  harvester,  clean,  oil,  and  lay 
away  in  the  house.  If  tools,  wagons,  imple¬ 
ments  and  machinery  are  thus  painted,  they  will 
last  twelve  times  as  long  as  those  left  out  unpro¬ 
tected  and  unpainted.  In  no  way  can  you  use 
your  money  to  such  advantage  as  in  the  purchase 
of  paint  for  these  purposes.  “A  stitch  in  time 
saves  nine.” 

THE  “INGERSOLL  PAINT.” 

We  feel  justified  from  the  experience  of  years, 
in  claiming  for  our  paint,  not  only  very  great  supe¬ 
riority  over  any  mixed  paints  now  in  use,  but  also 
claim  that  it  is  easier  worked ,  more  durable ,  of  hand¬ 
somer  finish  and  much  cheaper  than  the  best  white 
lead  and  oil,  qualities  which  we  know  will  insure  its 
ready  sale  in  ary  locality  where  it  is  once  used, 
SEND  FOR  DESCRIPTIVE  PAMPHLET. 


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EVERY  ONE  THEIR  OWN  PAINTER. 


Guide  for  Furnlsliljg  Interior  of  Houses. 

Selection  of  Harmonious  Colors. 

SAMPLES  OE  COLOBS. 

RULES  FOR  FIXING  QUANTITY  OF  PAINT. 
Important  to  Painters. 

HOW  TO  SAVE  MONEY  IN  PAINTINC. 

Paint  and  other  Brushes,  illustrated. 

GXMtf.Y  &  POTATO  MITOS. 

INGERSOLL  PAINT  WOfjKS, 

*  162  South  St.,  41,  43,  45  &  47  Dover  St., 

Near  East  River  Bridge, 

NEW  YORK. 


Between  Fulton  and  I 
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